Definition of risk | What does risk mean?
What is the definition of the word RISK?
Here is a list of definitions for risk.
- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
- 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"
- the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
- the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
What are the verbs of the word RISK?
Here is a list of definitions for risk.
- expose to a chance of loss or damage; "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"
- take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
What are the synonyms of the word RISK?
What is another word for RISK?. Here is a list of synonyms for RISK
Words beginning with RISK?
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In which dictionaries does the word risk exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes