Risk vs. Chance
Risknoun
(countable) A possible adverse event or outcome
Risknoun
The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
Risknoun
The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event.
Risknoun
The potential (conventionally negative) effect of an event, determined by combining the likelihood of the event occurring with the effect should it occur.
Risknoun
An entity insured by an insurer or the specific uncertain events that the insurer underwrites.
Riskverb
(transitive) To incur risk of (something).
Riskverb
(transitive) To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing.
Riskverb
(transitive) To incur risk as a result of (doing something).
Risknoun
Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.
Risknoun
Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property.
Riskverb
To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in battle; to risk one's fame by a publication.
Riskverb
To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle.
Risknoun
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune;
Risknoun
a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury;
Risknoun
the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
Risknoun
the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
Riskverb
expose to a chance of loss or damage;
Riskverb
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome;
Risk
In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. Risk involves uncertainty about the effects/implications of an activity with respect to something that humans value (such as health, well-being, wealth, property or the environment), often focusing on negative, undesirable consequences.
Chanceadverb
(obsolete) Perchance; perhaps.
Chancenoun
(countable) An opportunity or possibility.
Chancenoun
(uncountable) Random occurrence; luck.
Chancenoun
(countable) The probability of something happening.
Chancenoun
What befalls or happens to a person; their lot or fate.
Chanceadjective
Happening by chance, casual.
Chanceverb
To happen by chance, to occur.
Chanceverb
To befall; to happen to.
Chanceverb
To try or risk.
Chanceverb
To discover something by chance.
Chanceverb
(Belize) To rob, cheat or swindle someone.
Chancenoun
A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity other than a force, law, or purpose; fortune; fate; - in this sense often personified.
Chancenoun
The operation or activity of such agent.
Chancenoun
The supposed effect of such an agent; something that befalls, as the result of unknown or unconsidered forces; the issue of uncertain conditions; an event not calculated upon; an unexpected occurrence; a happening; accident; fortuity; casualty.
Chancenoun
A possibility; a likelihood; an opportunity; - with reference to a doubtful result; as, a chance to escape; a chance for life; the chances are all against him.
Chancenoun
Probability.
Chanceverb
To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation.
Chanceverb
To take the chances of; to venture upon; - usually with it as object.
Chanceverb
To befall; to happen to.
Chanceadjective
Happening by chance; casual.
Chanceadverb
By chance; perchance.
Chancenoun
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances;
Chancenoun
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another;
Chancenoun
a risk involving danger;
Chancenoun
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur;
Chanceverb
be the case by chance;
Chanceverb
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome;
Chanceverb
come upon, as if by accident; meet with;
Chanceadjective
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance;
