risk
Definition
- n. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
- 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
Word forms
- Present participle
- risking
- Past tense
- risked
- Third person singular
- risks
- Past participle
- risked
Example sentences
n.
Investing in the stock market always involves a certain level of risk.
vt.
She decided to risk her savings on a new business venture.