risk

  • 31risk*/*/*/ — [rɪsk] noun I 1) [C/U] the possibility that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen The risks to consumers are being analysed.[/ex] There is a serious risk of a major nuclear accident.[/ex] the risk of developing lung cancer[/ex] There is… …

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  • 32risk — speculative risk A possibility of financial loss (whether in absolute terms or relative to expectations) that is inseparable from the opportunity for financial gain. Some of the major categories are market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and… …

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  • 33risk — The *probability of the occurrence of an event with negative consequences. The IIA defines risk as the probability that an event or action, or inaction, may adversely affect the organization or activity under review (quoted in Hermanson and… …

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  • 34risk — n. & v. n. 1 a chance or possibility of danger, loss, injury, or other adverse consequences (a health risk; a risk of fire). 2 a person or thing causing a risk or regarded in relation to risk (is a poor risk). v.tr. 1 expose to risk. 2 accept the …

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  • 35Risk II — Infobox VG title= Risk II developer= Deep Red Games publisher= Hasbro Interactive distributor= designer= series= engine= version= 1.01u (United States). 1.01e (European) released= NA March 22, 2000 genre= Turn based strategy, Grand strategy modes …

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  • 36risk — In insurance law, the danger or hazard of a loss of the property insured; the casualty contemplated in a contract of insurance; the degree of hazard; a specified contingency or peril; and, colloquially, the specific house, factory, ship, etc.,… …

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  • 37risk — 01. You [risk] failing the course if you don t do a better job on your next presentation. 02. Investing in the stock market is a very [risky] way to try to make money. 03. Glen enjoys high [risk] sports like parachuting and rock climbing. 04.… …

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  • 38risk — /rɪsk / (say risk) noun 1. exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: to run risks. 2. Insurance a. the hazard or chance of loss. b. the degree of probability of such loss. c. the amount which the insurance company… …

  • 39Risk — The chance that an investment s actual return will be different than expected. Risk includes the possibility of losing some or all of the original investment. Different versions of risk are usually measured by calculating the standard deviation… …

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  • 40risk — The probability that an event will occur. attributable r. the rate of a disease or other outcome in exposed individuals that can be attributed to the exposure. competing r. an event that removes a subject from being at r. for an outcome under… …

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