risk - Definition | Dictionary definition of risk

Definition of risk

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

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hazard to the health of those exposed to it; biohazard
hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions; 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

a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

"he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"

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a risk involving danger; crapshoot
a risky and uncertain venture; gamble
a risky act or venture; long shot
a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards; raise
increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)

Type of:: venture
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred

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 possible

the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent

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 possible