Definition of riskay
1. risk [ v ] expose to a chance of loss or damage
Examples:
"We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"
"Why risk your life?"
(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)
Can the church risk assuming that the `` folly '' of men is as dear to God as their `` wisdom '' , or , as is also commonly implied , that `` the foolishness of God '' and `` the foolishness of men '' are simply two ways of talking_about the same thing ?
(Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)
When necessary , we should make it clear that countries which choose to derive marginal advantages from the cold_war or to exploit their potential for disrupting the security of the world will not_only lose our sympathy but also risk their own prospects for orderly development .
(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)
Whereas , John_Brown has cheerfully risked his life in endeavoring to deliver those who are denied all rights and is this day doomed to suffer death for his efforts in behalf of those who have no helper :
Synonyms risk lay_on_the_line put_on_the_line Related Terms try venture bell_the_cat2. risk [ n ] a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
Examples:
"drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)
And yet this is exactly the risk we run when we assume , as we too often do , that we can continue to preach the gospel in a form that makes it seem incredible and irrelevant to cultured men .
Synonyms risk hazard jeopardy peril Related Terms danger health_hazard occupational_hazard sword_of_damocles endanger gamble venture3. risk [ n ] a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
Examples:
"he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"
"there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
(Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)
Examples are in public utilities , making military aircraft and accessories , or where the investment and risk for a proprietorship would be too great for a much needed project impossible to achieve by_any_means other_than the corporate form , e._g. constructing major airports or dams .
(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)
Once these conditions of international_law are met , countries that try to run to blockade do so at their own risk .
Synonyms danger risk peril Related Terms venture chance gamble crapshoot queer4. risk [ v ] take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
Examples:
"When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
(Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)
`` You 'll just have to risk it .
Synonyms run_a_risk take_a_chance gamble risk take_chances chance adventure hazard Related Terms try go_for_broke luck_it adventure chance hazard gambler5. risk [ n ] the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
Synonyms risk_of_infection risk Related Terms probability6. Risk [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 16754
Synonyms Risk7. risk [ n ] the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
Synonyms risk_of_exposure risk Related Terms probabilitySimilar Spelling
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