assumption laying claim | the act of taking possession of or power over something, his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba, the Nazi assumption of power in , he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts |
assumption | the act of assuming or taking for granted, your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted |
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 |
presumption presumptuousness effrontery assumption | audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to, he despised them for their presumptuousness |
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 |
assumption supposition supposal | a hypothesis that is taken for granted, any society is built upon certain assumptions |
basic assumption constatation self-evident truth | an assumption that is basic to an argument |
premise premiss assumption | a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn, on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play |
Assumption | (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended |
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 |
hazard jeopardy peril risk endangerment | a source of danger, a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune, drinking alcohol is a health hazard |
Assumption Assumption of Mary August | celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended, corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church |
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 |