RISK

/ɹɪsk/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 8

Definition

verb expose to a chance of loss or damage. — synonyms: put_on_the_line, lay_on_the_line
verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome. — synonyms: gamble, chance, hazard, take_chances, adventure, run_a_risk, take_a_chance
noun a source of danger. — synonyms: hazard, jeopardy, peril, endangerment
noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury. — synonyms: peril, danger
noun the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred. — synonyms: risk_of_infection
noun the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent. — synonyms: risk_of_exposure

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