enterprise vs venture

enterprise

noun
  • An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one. 

  • Active participation in projects. 

  • A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative. 

  • A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor. 

verb
  • To treat with hospitality; to entertain. 

  • To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon. 

  • To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult. 

venture

noun
  • A risky or daring undertaking or journey. 

  • An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen. 

  • The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade. 

verb
  • To put or send on a venture or chance. 

  • to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success. Used with at or on 

  • To confide in; to rely on; to trust. 

  • To risk or offer. 

  • To undertake a risky or daring journey. 

  • To say something. 

How often have the words enterprise and venture occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )