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capital venture

 
 
noun [U] FINANCE

Definition

the activity of lending money to someone to start a new business, especially one that involves risks and will make large profits if successful: a California-based capital venture firm
→ See also venture capital
(Definition of capital venture noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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