リスク — meaning in English

English meaning

• hazard noun A source of danger or risk of harm.
• jeopardy noun A situation of serious risk of harm, failure, or loss.
• risk noun The chance that something bad will happen as a result of an action or situation.

Senses

リスク is used for these senses in English:

• hazard The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. [from 16th c.]
• jeopardy Danger of failure, harm, or loss.
• risk (uncountable, economics, business, and, engineering) The potential negative effect of an event, determined by multiplying the likelihood of the event occurring with its magnitude should it occur.

hazard — full definition

1. noun A source of danger or risk of harm.
2. noun An obstacle on a golf course, such as a bunker or water feature.
3. verb To risk or venture something, or to make a guess.

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