risk

Meaning of risk

noun
  1. A possible adverse event or outcome
  2. The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
    2006, Trever Ramsey on BBC News website, Exercise 'cuts skin cancer risk' read at http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4764535.stm on 14 May 2006
  3. The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event.
  4. (formal use in business, engineering, etc.) The potential (conventionally negative) effect of an event, determined by combining the likelihood of the event occurring with the effect should it occur.
  5. An entity insured by an insurer or the specific uncertain events that the insurer underwrites.
verb
  1. To incur risk of (something).
  2. To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing.
  3. To incur risk as a result of (doing something).

Information about risk

  • The plural form of risk is: risks.
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Hyphenation of risk

risk

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • risk is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

risk synonyms

Meaning hazard:

hazard, jeopardy, peril, endangerment

Meaning peril:

peril, danger

Meaning gamble:

gamble, chance, hazard, adventure

Translation of risk

Anagrams of risk

irks, Kirs, kirs, Kris, kris

Words that rhyme with risk

CardiaRisk, bassarisk, tamarisk, brisk, drisk, asterisk, unasterisk, frisk, satyrisk

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