RISK
\ɹˈɪsk], \ɹˈɪsk], \ɹ_ˈɪ_s_k]\
Definitions of RISK
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a source of danger; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
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expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"
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the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
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the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
By Princeton University
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Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.
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Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property.
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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.
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To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle.
By Oddity Software
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Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.
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Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property.
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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.
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To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle.
By Noah Webster.
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The probability that an event will occur. It encompasses a variety of measures of the probability of a generally unfavorable outcome.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Possibility of loss or injury; peril; danger.
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To expose to danger or peril; as, to risk one's life; to take the chances on; as, to risk a battle.
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Risker.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald