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Odds vs Risks - What's the difference?

odds | risks |

As nouns the difference between odds and risks

is that odds is the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening while risks is .

As a verb risks is

(risk).

odds

English

(wikipedia odds)

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • The ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening.
    • I'd say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning.
  • The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.

    • Usage notes

    * The word "odds" was formerly sometimes used with a singular verb, e.g. (Stephen S. Foster) "If there be any difference in the two crimes, the odds is in favor of the foreign enslaver."

    Derived terms

    * at all odds / by all odds / against all odds * at odds * implied odds * lay odds * long odds / short odds * odds and ends * odds on / odds against * odds-on * pot odds * take odds

    See also

    * even money * evens

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Noun

  • (l)

    • References

    * ----

    risks

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (risk)
    • ----