protection vs risk

protection

noun
  • Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion. 

  • Coverage. 

  • A means of keeping or remaining safe. 

  • The process of keeping (something or someone) safe. 

  • The state of being safe. 

  • An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file). 

  • Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services. 

  • A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease. 

risk

noun
  • An entity insured by an insurer. 

  • A possible adverse event or outcome. 

  • A borrower (such as a mortgage-holder or person with a credit card). 

  • The potential negative effect of an event, determined by multiplying the likelihood of the event occurring with its magnitude should it occur. 

  • The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event. 

  • The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event. 

  • A type of adverse event covered under an insurance policy. 

  • A financial product (typically an investment). 

  • A thing (from the perspective of how likely or unlikely it is to cause an adverse effect). 

verb
  • To incur risk as a result of (doing something). 

  • To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing. 

  • To incur risk of (something). 

How often have the words protection and risk occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )