Definition of risks

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• risks is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• risks is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• risks is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of risks

• the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. risk of infection
• take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. adventure
  2. chance
  3. gamble
  4. hazard
  5. run a risk
  6. take a chance
  7. take chances
• expose to a chance of loss or damage (verb)

  Examples

  1. We risked losing a lot of money in this venture
  2. Why risk your life?

  Synonyms

  1. lay on the line
  2. put on the line
• a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury (noun)

  Examples

  1. he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime

  Synonyms

  1. danger
  2. peril
• a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. endangerment
  2. hazard
  3. jeopardy
  4. peril
• the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. risk of exposure

See definition of risks in Merriam Webster