exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
(control) a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus"
Maintain influence or authority over
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds; "controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of water from reservoirs"
Determine the behavior or supervise the running of
Limit the level, intensity, or numbers of
(invest) endow: give qualities or abilities to
Expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial schemes, shares, or property, or by using it to develop a commercial venture
(invest) make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
Devote (one's time, effort, or energy) to a particular undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
Buy (something) whose usefulness will repay the cost
A situation involving exposure to danger
The possibility that something unpleasant or unwelcome will happen
A person or thing regarded as likely to turn out well or badly, as specified, in a particular context or respect
expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"
hazard: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
Risk
To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest risk in life is to risk nothing.
risk
Then the time came when the risk it took to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
- Anais Nin