risk
risk
- n a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- n a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime - n the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
- n the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
- v expose to a chance of loss or damage
We risked losing a lot of money in this venture
Why risk your life? - v take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
- Supplementing infants' diets with vitamin D may cut their risk of developing type 1 diabetes in later life.
- They still decrease our risk of dying, but the statistics are not all black and white.
- Two new studies suggest that doctors are over-screening diabetes patients for heart problems, and that the risk is not as severe as previously thought.