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Definitions for Risk

[1] exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
[2] Insurance . the hazard or chance of loss. the degree of probability of such loss. the amount that the insurance company may lose. a person or thing with reference to the hazard involved in insuring him, her, or it. the type of loss, as life, fire, marine disaster, or earthquake, against which an insurance policy is drawn.
[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.
[5] at risk , in a dangerous situation or status; in jeopardy: families at risk in the area of the weakened dam. 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.
[7] the possibility of incurring misfortune or loss; hazard
[8] insurance chance of a loss or other event on which a claim may be filed the type of such an event, such as fire or theft the amount of the claim should such an event occur a person or thing considered with respect to the characteristics that may cause an insured event to occur
[9] at risk vulnerable; likely to be lost or damaged social welfare vulnerable to personal damage, to the extent that a welfare agency might take protective responsibility
[10] no risk Australian informal an expression of assent
[11] take a risk or run a risk to proceed in an action without regard to the possibility of danger involved in it
[12] to expose to danger or loss; hazard
[13] to act in spite of the possibility of (injury or loss) to risk a fall in climbing

Words related to Risk

prospect, peril, danger, uncertainty, possibility, liability, hazard, opportunity, exposure, endanger, imperil, jeopardize, compromise, defy, fortuity, plunge, fortune, flyer, jeopardy, header

Words nearby Risk

rising diphthong, rising hinge, rising rhythm, rising sign, rising trot, risk, risk aversion, risk capital, risk factor, risk life and limb, risk management

Origin of Risk

1655–65; < French risque < Italian risc(hi)o, of obscure origin

Other words from Risk

risk·er , noun
risk·less , adjective
un·risked , adjective

Word origin for Risk

C17: from French risque , from Italian risco , from rischiare to be in peril, from Greek rhiza cliff (from the hazards of sailing along rocky coasts)

Synonyms for Risk

danger, exposure, hazard, liability, opportunity, peril, possibility, prospect, uncertainty, accident, contingency, flyer, fortuity, fortune, gamble, header, jeopardy, luck, openness, plunge, speculation, stab, venture, wager, exposedness, liableness, shot in the dark