Definition of jeopardies Jeopardies
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What does jeopardies mean?
Wiktionary 
- jeopardies (Noun)
Plural of jeopardy.
Part of speech
🔤- jeopardies, noun, plural of jeopardy.
WordNet
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| jeopardy - a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" | ||
| hazard, peril, risk, endangerment | ||
| danger a dangerous place; "He moved out of danger" | ||
| health hazard hazard to the health of those exposed to it | ||
| moral hazard (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance); "insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the insured party is not honest" | ||
| occupational hazard any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- jeopardy (n.)
Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger. - jeopardy (v. t.)
To jeopardize.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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jeopardy
jep′ard-i, n. hazard, danger.—vs.t. Jeop′ard, Jeop′ardise, to put in jeopardy.—n. Jeop′arder.—adj. Jeop′ardous, exposed to danger or loss.—adv. Jeop′ardously. [Fr. jeu parti, a divided game—Low L. jocus partitus—L. jocus, a game, partitus, divided—partīri, to divide.]
Part of speech
🔤- jeopardy, noun, singular of jeopardies.
