The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event.
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 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).
To incur risk as a result of (doing something).
To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing.
To incur risk of (something).
A loss of profit.
The offering of anything to a god; a consecratory rite.
Something sacrificed.
The destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; the devotion of something desirable to something higher, or to a calling deemed more pressing.
A play in which the batter is intentionally out so that one or more runners can advance around the bases.
To advance (a runner on base) by batting the ball so it can be fielded, placing the batter out, but with insufficient time to put the runner out.
To offer (something) as a gift to a deity.
To give away (something valuable) to get at least a possibility of gaining something else of value (such as self-respect, trust, love, freedom, prosperity), or to avoid an even greater loss.
To intentionally give up (a piece) in order to improve one’s position on the board.
To destroy; to kill.
To trade (a value of higher worth) for something of lesser worth in order to gain something else valued more, such as an ally or business relationship, or to avoid an even greater loss; to sell without profit to gain something other than money.
To kill a test animal for autopsy.