risk

risk (http://definr.com/risk)

     n 1: a source of danger; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
          [syn: hazard, jeopardy, peril]
     2: 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" [syn: peril,
         danger]
     v 1: expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a
          lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"
          [syn: put on the line, lay on the line]
     2: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you
        buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: gamble, chance,
         hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, {take
        a chance}]