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risk

(r/I/sk )

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune(noun.state)

Synonym:
endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, peril

source: wordnet30
a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury(noun.act)

Example:
He saw the rewards but not the risks of crime.

Synonym:
danger, peril

source: wordnet30
the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
risk of infection

source: wordnet30
the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
risk of exposure

source: wordnet30
Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.(noun)

source: webster1913

expose to a chance of loss or damage(verb.social)

Example:
We risked losing a lot of money in this venture.
Why risk your life?.

Synonym:
lay on the line, put on the line

source: wordnet30
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome(verb.social)

Synonym:
adventure, chance, gamble, hazard, run a risk, take a chance, take chances

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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