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Risk Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Risk?
[n] a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
[n] a source of danger; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" [v] take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" [v] expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?" Synonyms | Synonyms for Risk: adventure | chance | danger | gamble | hazard | hazard | jeopardy | lay on the line | peril | peril | put on the line | run a risk | take a chance | take chances Related Terms | Find terms related to Risk: See Also | assay | attempt | bell the cat | chance | danger | essay | gamble | health hazard | jeopardize | luck it | luck through | occupational hazard | seek | stake | sword of Damocles | try | venture | venture Risk In Webster's Dictionary \Risk\, n. [F. risque; cf. It. risco, risico, rischio, Pg.
risco, Sp. riesgo, and also Sp. risco a steep rock; all
probably fr. L. resceare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare
to cut; -- the word having been probably first used among
sailors. See {Section}.]
1. Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or
destruction.
The imminent and constant risk of assassination, a
risk which has shaken very strong nerves.
--Macaulay.
2. (Com.) Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property.
{To run a risk}, to incur hazard; to encounter danger.
Syn: Danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. See {Danger}.
\Risk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Risked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Risking}.] [CF. F. risquer. See {Risk}, n.] 1. 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. 2. To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle. Syn: To hazard; peril; endanger; jeopard. |
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