risk
- Noun. A possible, usually negative, outcome, e.g., a danger.
- Noun. The likelihood of a negative outcome.
- Noun. (italbrac, Formal use in business, engineering, etc.) The potential (conventionally negative) impact of an event, determined by combining the likelihood of the event occurring with the impact should it occur.
- Verb. (transitive) To incur risk [to something].
- Verb. (transitive) To incur risk [of something].
- Verb. (transitive) To incur risk [by something].
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