risk

/rɪsk/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
risks

Meaning

  1. riesgo

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

hazard

Near-total synonyms; hazard often names the specific danger itself, risk the chance of harm it creates.

Similar in other languages

German

Gefährdung

Gefährdung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "endangerment, threat, risk."

French

péril

Close — risk relates to peril.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa risk?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Investing always involves ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a risk?

noun

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