Uk English Meaning of risk

risk

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Definitions and Meaning of risk in English

Wordnet

risk (n)

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

a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

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

the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent

Wordnet

risk (v)

expose to a chance of loss or damage

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

Webster

risk (n.)

Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.

Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property.

To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in battle; to risk one's fame by a publication.

To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle.

FAQs About the word risk

risk

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune, a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury, the probability of becoming i

danger,threat,hazard,threat,peril,trouble,imminence,pitfall,snare,trap

Guard,Protection,shield,Ward,harbour,refuge,safeguard,shelter,asylum,haven

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