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risk — ► NOUN 1) a situation involving exposure to danger. 2) the possibility that something unpleasant will happen. 3) a person or thing causing a risk or regarded in relation to risk: a fire risk. ► VERB 1) expose to danger or loss. 2) act in such a… … English terms dictionary
risk — [risk] n. [Fr risque < It risco, risico < risicare, to risk < VL * risicare] 1. the chance of injury, damage, or loss; dangerous chance; hazard 2. Insurance a) the chance of loss b) the degree of probability of loss c) the amount of… … English World dictionary
Risk — Risk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Risked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Risking}.] [CF. F. risquer. See {Risk}, n.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
risk — noun 1》 a situation involving exposure to danger. ↘the possibility that something unpleasant will happen. 2》 a person or thing causing a risk or regarded in relation to risk: a fire risk. verb expose to danger or loss. ↘act in such a way as… … English new terms dictionary
incur — /ɪn kɜ:/ verb to make yourself liable to something ♦ to incur the risk of a penalty to make it possible that you risk paying a penalty ♦ the company has incurred heavy costs to implement the expansion programme the company has had to pay large… … Dictionary of banking and finance
risk — I. noun Etymology: French risque, from Italian risco Date: circa 1661 1. possibility of loss or injury ; peril 2. someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard 3. a. the chance of loss or the perils to the subject matter of an insurance… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Risk-return spectrum — The risk return spectrum is the relationship between the amount of return gained on an investment and the amount of risk undertaken in that investment.fact|date=September 2007 The more return sought, the more risk that must be undertaken.The… … Wikipedia
The Mole (Australia season 4) — The Mole in Paradise Country of origin Australia No. of episodes 10 Broadcast … Wikipedia
risk — I n. 1) to assume, incur, run, take; face; spread a risk (to run the risk of being outvoted) 2) to outweigh a risk (the advantages outweigh the risks) 3) a calculated; grave, great, high; low; security risk (to take a calculated risk; he is a… … Combinatory dictionary
risk — 1. noun a) A possible, usually negative, outcome, e.g., a danger. There was also a degree of complacency that the weather in the country was not good enough to present a health risk. b) The … Wiktionary
