Definitions for risk

Definitions for (noun) risk

Main entry: risk, danger, peril

Definition: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

Usage: he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime; there was a danger he would do the wrong thing


Main entry: risk, risk of exposure

Definition: the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent


Main entry: risk, risk of infection

Definition: the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred


Main entry: hazard, jeopardy, risk, peril, endangerment

Definition: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

Usage: drinking alcohol is a health hazard


Definitions for (verb) risk

Main entry: take a chance, take chances, adventure, run a risk, chance, hazard, gamble, risk

Definition: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

Usage: When you buy these stocks you are gambling


Main entry: risk, put on the line, lay on the line

Definition: expose to a chance of loss or damage

Usage: We risked losing a lot of money in this venture; Why risk your life?; She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong


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