risks

Meaning of risks

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 risks

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

risks

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • risks is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

risks synonyms

Meaning :

danger, hazard, peril

Anagrams of risks

Kriss, kriss

Words that rhyme with risks

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