DICTOMETER

RISK

(risk, albur, arriesgar, riesgo, fare, risikere, risiko)

1. Synonyms:
   • Hazard
   • Jeopardy
   • Peril
   • Risk
   • Endangerment
   Definitions:
   • a source of danger
   • a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
   Examples:
   • Drinking alcohol is a health hazard
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Risk
   • Peril
   • Danger
   Definitions:
   • a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
   Examples:
   • He saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
   • There was a danger he would do the wrong thing
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Risk
   • Risk of infection
   Definitions:
   • the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Risk
   • Risk of exposure
   Definitions:
   • the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Risk
   • Put on the line
   • Lay on the line
   Definitions:
   • expose to a chance of loss or damage
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Gamble
   • Chance
   • Risk
   • Hazard
   • Take chances
   • Adventure
   • Run a risk
   • Take a chance
   Definitions:
   • take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
   Examples:
   • When you buy these stocks you are gambling