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Meaning of 'risk'
Meaning of 'risk' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Risk 
[ n.]
- Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or
destruction. [ n.]- Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property.
- 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.
- To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle.
Meaning of 'risk' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. risk [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
Example in sentence:
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
Meaning (2):
- a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
- a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
Example in sentence:
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime;
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
2. risk [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- expose to a chance of loss or damage
- expose to a chance of loss or damage
Example in sentence:
- She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong;
- We risked losing a lot of money in this venture;
- Why risk your life?
Meaning (4):
- take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
- take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
Example in sentence:
- When you buy these stocks you are gambling
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