Noun

(en noun)

A possible, usually negative, outcome, e.g., a danger.

* Macaulay

the imminent and constant risk of assassination, a risk which has shaken very strong nerves

* 2006 , BBC News'' website, ''Farmers warned over skin cancer read at [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4764525.stm] on 14 May 2006

There was also a "degree of complacency" that the weather in the country was not good enough to present a health risk .

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-22, volume=407, issue=8841, page=76, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= Snakes and ladders , passage=Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins. For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you.}}

The likelihood of a negative outcome.

* 2006', Trever Ramsey on ''BBC News'' website, ''Exercise 'cuts skin cancer '''risk' read at [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4764535.stm] on 14 May 2006

Taking regular exercise, coupled with a healthy diet, reduced the risk of several types of cancer.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01, author=Stephen Ledoux, volume=100, issue=1, page=60

, magazine= , title= Behaviorism at 100 , passage=Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training.}}

The potential (conventionally negative) should it occur.

* 2002', Decisioneering Inc website, ''What is '''risk ? read at [http://www.decisioneering.com/risk-analysis.html] on 14 May 2006

If there is a 25% chance of running over schedule, costing you a $100 out of your own pocket, that might be a risk' you are willing to take. But if you have a 5% chance of running overschedule, knowing that there is a $10,000 penalty, you might be less willing to take that ' risk .

Noun

(en noun)

That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause.

*

The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.

A result of actions, especially if such a result is unwanted or unpleasant.

*{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author= Michael Sivak

, magazine=(American Scientist), title= Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply? , passage=Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.}}

A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.

Chain of causes and effects; consecution.

Importance with respect to what comes after.

The power to influence or produce an effect.

(label) Importance, value, or influence.

* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=September 2, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC

, title= Bulgaria 0-3 England , passage=Rooney's United team-mate Chris Smalling was given his debut at right-back and was able to adjust to the international stage in relatively relaxed fashion as Bulgaria barely posed a threat of any consequence .}}