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noun
1.
exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
2.
Insurance.
a.
the hazard or chance of loss.
b.
the degree of probability of such loss.
c.
the amount that the insurance company may lose.
d.
a person or thing with reference to the hazard involved in insuring him, her, or it.
e.
the type of loss, as life, fire, marine disaster, or earthquake, against which an insurance policy is drawn.
verb (used with object)
3.
to expose to the chance of injury or loss; hazard: to risk one's life.
4.
to venture upon; take or run the chance of: to risk a fall in climbing; to risk a war.
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5.
at risk,
a.
in a dangerous situation or status; in jeopardy: families at risk in the area of the weakened dam.
b.
under financial or legal obligation; held responsible: Are individual investors at risk for the debt part of the real estate venture?
6.
take/run a risk, to expose oneself to the chance of injury or loss; put oneself in danger; hazard; venture.
Origin:
1655–65; < French risque < Italian risc(hi)o, of obscure origin
1655–65; < French risque < Italian risc(hi)o, of obscure origin
Related forms
risk·er, noun
risk·less, adjective
un·risked, adjective
Synonyms
1. venture, peril, jeopardy. 3. imperil, endanger, jeopardize. 4. chance.
1. venture, peril, jeopardy. 3. imperil, endanger, jeopardize. 4. chance.
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Word Origin & History
risk
1661, risque, from Fr. risque, from It. risco, riscio (modern rischio), from riscare "run into danger," of uncertain origin. The Anglicized spelling first recorded 1728. Sp. riesgo and Ger. Risiko are It. loan-words. The verb is from 1687; risky first recorded 1826.
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risk (rĭsk)
n.
The possibility of suffering a harmful event.
A factor or course involving uncertain danger, as with smoking or exposure to radiation.
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