noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə ˈkæpɪtəl/
General-American:/ˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ ˈkæpɪtəl/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Money invested in an innovative enterprise in which both the potential for profit and the risk of loss are considerable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: business
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: risk capital
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: capital
2
noun
Meaning 2
wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: risk capital
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: capital, working capital
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
風險資本 /风险资本
(fēngxiǎn zīběn)
— money invested in an enterprise
Chinese Mandarin:
創業投資 /创业投资
(chuàngyè tóuzī)
— money invested in an enterprise
Chinese Mandarin:
風險投資 /风险投资
(fēngxiǎn tóuzī)
— money invested in an enterprise
Chinese Mandarin:
風投 /风投
(fēngtóu)
— money invested in an enterprise
Dutch:
durfkapitaal
— money invested in an enterprise
Esperanto:
riskkapitalo
— money invested in an enterprise
Finnish:
riskipääoma
— money invested in an enterprise
French:
capital-risque
— money invested in an enterprise
Georgian:
რისკიანი კაპიტალდაბანდება
(risḳiani ḳaṗiṭaldabandeba)
— money invested in an enterprise
Georgian:
სარისკო კაპიტალდაბანდება
(sarisḳo ḳaṗiṭaldabandeba)
— money invested in an enterprise
German:
Wagniskapital
— money invested in an enterprise
German:
Risikokapital
— money invested in an enterprise
Hungarian:
kockázati tőke
— money invested in an enterprise
Hungarian:
kockázatitőke-befektetés
— money invested in an enterprise
Irish:
caipiteal fiontair
— money invested in an enterprise
Italian:
capitale di rischio
— money invested in an enterprise
Japanese:
ベンチャーキャピタル
(benchākyapitaru)
— money invested in an enterprise
Kazakh:
венчурлік капитал
(vençurlık kapital)
— money invested in an enterprise
Korean:
벤처 캐피털
(bencheo kaepiteol)
— money invested in an enterprise
Malayalam:
വെഞ്ച്വർ ക്യാപ്പിറ്റൽ
(veñcvaṟ kyāppiṟṟal)
— money invested in an enterprise
Polish:
kapitał podwyższonego ryzyka
— money invested in an enterprise
Portuguese:
capital de risco
— money invested in an enterprise
Sicilian:
capitali di rìsicu
— money invested in an enterprise
Spanish:
capital riesgo
— money invested in an enterprise
Spanish:
capital emprendedor
— money invested in an enterprise
Swedish:
riskkapital
— money invested in an enterprise
