risk

1. n. Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction. Source: opted

2. n. Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property. Source: opted

3. n. 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. Source: opted

4. n. To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle. Source: opted

5. n. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune Source: wordnet

6. n. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury Source: wordnet

7. n. the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred Source: wordnet

8. n. the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent Source: wordnet

9. v. expose to a chance of loss or damage Source: wordnet

10. v. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome Source: wordnet

11. 1. Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction. The imminent and constant risk of assassination, a risk which has shaken very strong nerves. Macaulay. 2. (Com.) Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property. To run a risk, to incur hazard; to encounter danger. Syn. -- Danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. See Danger. 1. 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. 2. To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle. Syn. -- To hazard; peril; endanger; jeopard. Source: webster

12. Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property. To run a risk,to incur hazard; to encounter danger. Source: adambom

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