Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

venture capitalist

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
ven-ture -cap-i-tal-ist
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An investor who invests money in an innovative enterprise for which the potential for high profit and the risk of loss are both considerable.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From venture capital + -ist.

Inflected Forms

venture capitalists (plural)

Phrases

vulture capitalist nothing ventured, nothing gained venture capital venture capitalism activist investor angel investor corporate raider takeover artist

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

angel investor

Questions

What does venture capitalist mean?
An investor who invests money in an innovative enterprise for which the potential for high profit and the risk of loss are both considerable.
Where does venture capitalist come from?
From venture capital + -ist.

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