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Meaning of 'risk' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Risk [ n.]
- Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime;
  • there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
3 . risk [ v]
Meaning (3):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • When you buy these stocks you are gambling

Nearby Words:

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