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The definition of risk
7 Definitions of: risk
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- noun, the possibility of incurring misfortune or loss; hazard
- noun, insurance a) chance of a loss or other event on which a claim may be filed b) the type of such an event, such as fire or theft c) the amount of the claim should such an event occur d) a person or thing considered with respect to the characteristics that may cause an insured event to occur
- noun, at risk a) vulnerable; likely to be lost or damaged b) social welfare vulnerable to personal damage, to the extent that a welfare agency might take protective responsibility
- noun, no risk an expression of assent
- noun, take or run a risk to proceed in an action without regard to the possibility of danger involved in it
- verb, to expose to danger or loss; hazard
- verb, to act in spite of the possibility of (injury or loss)
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| Synonyms: | possibility, danger, chance, speculation, uncertainty, hazard, gamble, venture, peril, jeopardy | And more... |
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