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risk as in 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“
Synonyms
- put on the line expose to a chance of loss or damage
- lay on the line expose to a chance of loss or damage
risk as in take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
- “When you buy these stocks you are gambling“
Synonyms
- gamble take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; play games for money ; money that is risked for possible monetary gain ; a risky act or venture
- chance occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; be the case by chance; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; come upon, as if by accident; a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; a risk involving danger; a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; the possibility of future success
- hazard put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; put at risk; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; a source of danger; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; an obstacle on a golf course
- take chances take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
- adventure a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) ; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; put at risk
- run a risk take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
- take a chance take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
risk as in a source of danger
- “a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune“
- “drinking alcohol is a health hazard“
Synonyms
- hazard put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; put at risk; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; a source of danger; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; an obstacle on a golf course
- jeopardy a source of danger
- peril pose a threat to; put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position ; a source of danger; a state of danger involving risk ; a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
- endangerment a source of danger
risk as in 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“
Synonyms
- peril pose a threat to; put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position ; a source of danger; a state of danger involving risk ; a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
- danger the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; a cause of pain or injury or loss; a dangerous place
risk as in the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
Synonyms
- risk of infection the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
risk as in the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
Synonyms
- risk of exposure the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent