risk : Idioms & Phrases
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high-risk
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adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
speculative; bad; risky.
- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
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risk arbitrage
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noun arbitrage involving risk; as in the simultaneous purchase of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its potential acquirer; if the takeover fails the arbitrageur may lose a great deal of money
takeover arbitrage.
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risk capital
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noun wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises
venture capital.
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risk of exposure
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noun the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
risk.
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risk of infection
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noun the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
risk.
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risk taker
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noun someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement
gambler.
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risk-free
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adjective satellite thought to be devoid of risk
riskless; unhazardous.
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run a risk
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verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
risk; take a chance; hazard; take chances; chance; adventure; gamble.
- When you buy these stocks you are gambling
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sea risk
Sea" risk
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Risk of injury, destruction, or loss by the sea, or while at sea.
Webster 1913
To run a risk
- to incur hazard; to encounter danger.
