Risk Meaning and Definition


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Risk meaning

Word: Risk

How to pronounce: rɪsk

Noun

Definitions:

1. A situation involving exposure to danger.

Example sentences: "Flouting the law was too much of a risk"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Expose (someone or something valued) to danger, harm, or loss.

Example sentences: "He risked his life to save his dog"


Synonyms:

threat

compromise

menace

probability

chance

likelihood

hazard

danger

peril

exposure hazard

jeopardy

pitfall

venture

take the risk

run a risk

run the risk

gamble with

dangerous

adventure

risk of exposure

risk of infection

gamble

imperil

jeopardize


Derivations:

risky

risking

risked

riskiness


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Risk in Other Languages...

Spanish: Riesgo

German: Risiko

French: Risque

Italian: Rischio

Turkish: Risk


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