Look up: Risk

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   Risk
   Typically defined as the standard deviation of the return on total investment. Degree of uncertainty of return on an asset.
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   Risk
   A measure of the probability that damage to life, health, property, and/or the environment will occur as a result of a given hazard.
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   Risk
   Is the variability inherent in investment, speculative or trading activities. The greater the variability, the higher the risk. Risk can be attributed to many factors. As such, the specification of a risk can described with the use of an associated qualifying term. These terms include but are not limited to credit, counterparty, liquidity, market, fraud, currency, roll, agency, coupon, event, corporate and country.
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   Risk
   The chance or possibility of loss. For example, physicians may be held at risk if hospitalization rates exceed agreed upon thresholds. Potential financial liability, particularly with respect to who or what is legally responsible for that liability. With insurance, the patient and insurance company share risk but the company's risk is limited by the policy's dollar limitations. In HMO's, the patient is at risk only for copayments and the cost of non-covered services. The HMO, however, with its i...
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   Risk
   The likelihood of suffering a harmful effect or effects resulting from exposure to a risk factor (usually some chemical or physical or biological agent). Risk is usually expressed as the probability of occurrence of an adverse effect, i.e. expected ration between the number of individuals that would experience an adverse effect in a given time and the total number of individuals exposed to the risk factor. The term absolute risk is sometimes expressed per unit dose (or exposure) or for a given dose (exposure).
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   Risk
   In general terms risk can be defined as the potential for unwanted, adverse consequences to human life, property, health, environment or society. The calculation (or estimation) of risk is usually based on the Probability of the event occurring multiplied by the consequence of the event given that it has occurred. In order to do this a Risk Assessment has to be made which looks at all the hazards, severities and conditional probabilities.
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   Risk
   In its simplest sense, risk is the variability of returns. Investments with greater inherent risk must provide higher expected yields if investors are to be attracted to them. Risk can take any forms, but a major one is valuation risk – paying too much for an asset. See also Currency Risk, Exchange Rate Risk, Market Risk, Political Risk, Volatility.
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   Risk
   The variability of returns from those that are expected.
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   Risk
   In terms of insurance, risk is the likelihood of a claim being made on a policy. In terms of investment, risk is a subjective view that comprises a balance of potential loss with potential gain.
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    risk
    [n] - a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury 2. [v] - expose to a chance of loss or damage
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    Risk
    The proportion succumbing to disease in a group, for example.
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    Risk
    is a calculated probability or chance of some future result or outcome. The calculation is usually based on the observed pattern of many past patients.
    Found on http://www.bcpa.co.uk/glossary.htm
    
    
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    Risk
    A risk is the chance, high or low, that people or the environment will be harmed by a hazard.
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    Risk
    In insurance, this is the probability of an insured loss occurring.
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    Risk
    There may be potential external events that will have a negative impact on your project if they occur. Risk refers to the combination of the probability the event will occur and the impact on the project if the event occurs. If the combination of the probability of the occurrence and the impact to the project is too high, you should identify the potential event as a risk and put a proactive plan in place to manage the risk.
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    Risk
    is “the likelihood of the hazard`s potential being realised� according to the HSE
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    Risk
    The possible downside on an investment can take many forms including, for example, currency risk,... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/risk.htm?id=12927&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of risk'>more</a>
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    Risk
    The probability that the actual return on an investment may differ from the expected return....more on Risk
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    Risk
    This term must not be confused with the term 'hazard'. It is most correctly applied to the predicted or actual frequency of occurrence of an adverse effect of a chemical or other hazard.
    Found on http://www.bio.hw.ac.uk/edintox/glossall
    
    
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    risk
    The measurable probability of loss or less-than-expected returns from an investment, asset or business activity
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    risk
    The probability of the occurrence and potential negative impact of a decision or action on downstream activities.
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    risk
    the expected number of lives lost, persons injured, damage to property and disruption of economic activity due to a particular natural phenomenon, and consequently the product of specific risks and elements at risk; -UNDRO Category: Management in the public and private sector • the possibility that an investment`s actual return will be different than expected; includes the possibility ...
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    Risk
    a summation of the likelihood and consequences of an undesirable incidence
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    Risk
    Risk is the probability that the actual return of an investment will be different from the expected return. Higher the risk, higher will be the probability of gain or loss on the investment.
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    Risk
    Definition (keystage 3) The likelihood of something bad happening.
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