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Meaning of risk
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
risk
n 1: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or
misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" [syn:
{hazard}, {jeopardy}, {peril}, {risk}, {endangerment}]
2: 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" [syn:
{risk}, {peril}, {danger}]
3: the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to
an infectious agent has occurred [syn: {risk}, {risk of
infection}]
4: the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent [syn:
{risk}, {risk of exposure}]
v 1: 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" [syn: {risk}, {put on the line}, {lay on the line}]
2: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy
these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble}, {chance},
{risk}, {hazard}, {take chances}, {adventure}, {run a risk},
{take a chance}]
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