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| 1. | [ verb ] expose to a chance of loss or damage | |
| Synonyms: | lay_on_the_line put_on_the_line | |
| Examples: | "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture" "Why risk your life?" |
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| Related terms: | try venture bell_the_cat | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | |
| Synonyms: | hazard jeopardy peril | |
| Examples: | "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" |
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| Related terms: | danger health_hazard occupational_hazard sword_of_damocles endanger gamble venture | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury | |
| Synonyms: | danger peril | |
| Examples: | "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime" "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing" |
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| Related terms: | venture chance gamble crapshoot queer | |
| 4. | [ verb ] take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | |
| Synonyms: | run_a_risk take_a_chance gamble adventure take_chances chance hazard | |
| Examples: | "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" |
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| Related terms: | try go_for_broke luck_it adventure chance hazard gambler | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (statistics) the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred | |
| Synonyms: | risk_of_infection | |
| Related terms: | probability | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 16754 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (statistics) the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent | |
| Synonyms: | risk_of_exposure | |
| Related terms: | probability | |
| Similar spelling: |
risky Risko Riske Rias rick Riss Ries Rios Riess Rieke Rieck Riggs Ricky Riese Ricks Ricki Ricke Rissa Rikki Riesgo rickey Rickie rig Rix ricksha Riga Rigg Rico Rigo Risa RISC rise Rish Riso rich Rice Rizo |
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