risk peril danger | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury, he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime, there was a danger he would do the wrong thing |
risk arbitrage takeover arbitrage | 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 |
infection | (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure |
infection | moral corruption or contamination, ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable |
risk risk of exposure | the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent |
risk risk of infection | the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred |
contagion infection | the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people, a contagion of mirth, the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry |
infection contagion transmission | an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted |
locus of infection | the specific site in the body where an infection originates |
gambler risk taker | someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement |
venture capital risk capital | wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises |
infection | (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease |
infection | (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound |
case-to-infection proportion case-to-infection ratio | the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease |
Vincent's angina Vincent's infection trench mouth | an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane |
a venereal disease VD venereal infection social disease Cupid's itch Cupid's disease Venus's curse dose sexually transmitted disease STD | a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact |
infection | the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms |
focal infection | bacterial infection limited to a specific organ or region especially one causing symptoms elsewhere |
fungal infection mycosis | an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus |
nonsocial infection cross infection | an infection that is acquired at a hospital or other healthcare facility |
opportunistic infection | any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans, occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs) |
protozoal infection | any infection caused by a protozoan |
respiratory tract infection respiratory infection | any infection of the respiratory tract |
lower respiratory infection | infection of the lower respiratory tract |
upper respiratory infection | infection of the upper respiratory tract |
staphylococcal infection | an infection with staphylococcus bacteria, usually marked by abscess formation |
streptococcal sore throat strep throat streptococcus tonsilitis septic sore throat throat infection | an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus |
sty stye hordeolum eye infection | an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid |
tapeworm infection | intestinal infection by a species of parasitic tapeworm, usually the result of eating inadequately cooked meat or fish |
viral infection virus infection | infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans |
hazard jeopardy peril risk endangerment | a source of danger, a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune, drinking alcohol is a health hazard |
urinary tract infection | any infection of any of the organs of the urinary tract |
gamble chance risk hazard take chances adventure run a risk take a chance | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome, When you buy these stocks you are gambling |
risk put on the line lay on the line | expose to a chance of loss or damage, We risked losing a lot of money in this venture, Why risk your life?, She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong |
risk-free riskless unhazardous | thought to be devoid of risk |
bad risky high-risk speculative | not financially safe or secure, a bad investment, high risk investments, anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky, speculative business enterprises |