bet vs risk

bet

verb
  • To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager. 

  • To be sure of something; to be able to count on something. 

  • To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round. 

prep
  • between 

intj
  • Expression of general agreement or acceptance. 

  • Exclamation of joy at good fortune. 

  • Exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge or an absurd proposal. 

noun
  • A degree of certainty. 

  • A candidate (for elections and pageants). 

  • A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event). 

risk

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

  • To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing. 

  • To incur risk of (something). 

noun
  • A possible adverse event or outcome. 

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

  • An entity insured by an insurer. 

  • 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). 

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