expose+to+hazard

  • 21risk — I. noun Etymology: French risque, from Italian risco Date: circa 1661 1. possibility of loss or injury ; peril 2. someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard 3. a. the chance of loss or the perils to the subject matter of an insurance… …

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  • 22risk — n 1 a: possibility of loss or injury b: liability for loss or injury if it occurs the risk of loss passes to the buyer when the goods are duly delivered to the carrier Uniform Commercial Code the risk of personal injury and property damage should …

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  • 23venture — I. n. 1. Hazard, risk, danger, jeopardy, peril. 2. Chance, hap, luck, contingency. 3. Stake, adventure, risk. 4. Speculation. II. v. a. Hazard, risk, jeopardize, jeopard, expose to hazard. III. v. n. 1 …

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  • 24Venture — Ven ture, v. t. 1. To expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard; as, to venture one s person in a balloon. [1913 Webster] I am afraid; and yet I ll venture it. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To put or send on a venture or chance; as, to venture a horse to… …

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  • 25venture — venturer, n. /ven cheuhr/, n., v., ventured, venturing, adj. n. 1. an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, esp. a risky or dangerous one: a mountain climbing venture. 2. a business enterprise or speculation in which something is… …

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  • 26venture — /ˈvɛntʃə / (say venchuh) noun 1. a hazardous or daring undertaking; any undertaking or proceeding involving uncertainty as to the outcome. 2. a business enterprise or proceeding in which loss is risked in the hope of profit; a commercial or other …

  • 27venture — I. verb (ventured; venturing) Etymology: Middle English venteren, by shortening & alteration from aventuren, from aventure adventure Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to expose to hazard ; risk, gamble < ventured a bu …

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  • 28exposure — ex·po·sure n 1: the fact or condition of being exposed; also: the possibility of loss caused by an outside source used in insurance 2: the act or an instance of exposing 3: something that exposes someone or something; esp: something (as a&#8230; …

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  • 29venture — ven•ture [[t]ˈvɛn tʃər[/t]] n. v. tured, tur•ing 1) an undertaking involving risk or uncertainty 2) bus a business enterprise in which something is risked in the hope of profit 3) the money or property risked in such an enterprise 4) to expose to …

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  • 30exposure — [n] uncovering; putting in view or danger acknowledgment, airing, baring, betrayal, confession, defenselessness, denudation, denunciation, disclosure, display, divulgence, divulging, exhibition, exposé, giveaway, hazard, introduction, jeopardy,&#8230; …

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