risk
Noun
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is a type of: danger - a cause of pain or injury or losssubtypes:
- health hazard - hazard to the health of those exposed to it
- moral hazard - (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance)
- occupational hazard - any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury
- sword of damocles - a constant and imminent peril
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is a type of: venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcomesubtypes:
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is a type of: chance, probability - a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possiblesame as: risk of infection
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is a type of: chance, probability - a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possiblesame as: risk of exposure
Verb
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subtypes:
- adventure, hazard, jeopardize, stake, venture - put at risk
- bell the cat - take a risk; perform a daring act
same as: lay on the line, put on the line -
subtypes:
- go for broke - risk everything in one big effort
- luck it, luck through - act by relying on one's luck
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