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Coachpotato Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

in jeopardy/at hazard/at risk/at stake

Could you tell me the difference between in jeopardy, at hazard, at risk and at stake?

Could you use all of them in this sentence: John refused to put his career ......... by opposing his boss.

Thanks in advance.
  

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I'd say that in the example three of the four are interchangeable. The odd one out is 'at hazard' which is wrong. Some people (me included) might say that 'at risk' and 'in jeapordy' imply a slightly lower risk than 'at stake'.

— Johnb

  • I'd say that in the example three of the four are interchangeable.
  • The odd one out is 'at hazard' which is wrong.
  • Some people (me included) might say that 'at risk' and 'in jeapordy' imply a slightly lower risk than 'at stake'.
  • If you say 'I'm putting my career at stake here' you might mean you are doing something in the certain knowledge that failure will result in the loss of your job (or career).
  • Putting the job in jeopardy or at risk seems to suggest that you may lose your job...
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I'd say that in the example three of the four are interchangeable. The odd one out is 'at hazard' which is wrong.

Some people (me included) might say that 'at risk' and 'in jeapordy' imply a slightly lower risk than 'at stake'. If you say 'I'm putting my career at stake here' you might mean you are doing something in the certain knowledge that failure will result in the loss of yo
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