contingent vs risk

contingent

noun
  • An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future. 

  • That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share. 

  • A quota of troops. 

adj
  • Possible or liable, but not certain to occur. 

  • Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown, that may or may not occur. 

  • Not logically necessarily true or false. 

  • Temporary. 

risk

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

  • 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). 

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 contingent and risk occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )