hazard : Idioms & Phrases
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contract of hazard
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noun a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage
sale in gross.
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hazard insurance
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noun insurance that provides protection against certain risks such as storms or fires
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Hazard table
- a a table on which hazard is played, or any game of chance for stakes.
Webster 1913
health hazard
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noun hazard to the health of those exposed to it
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moral hazard
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noun (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance)
- insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the insured party is not honest
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occupational hazard
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noun any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury
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oliver hazard perry
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noun United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)
Perry; Commodore Perry.
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To ru the hazard
- to take the chance or risk.
Webster 1913
water hazard
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noun hazard provided by ponds of water that the golfer must avoid
