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risk
I. \ˈrisk, dial ˈresk\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French risque, from Italian risco, risico, rischio
1. : the possibility of loss, injury, disadvantage, or destruction : contingency, danger, peril, threat
< the infinite care and risk which are involved in the dangerous mission of bomb disposal — E.A.Weeks >
< foreign ships and planes refused to run the risk of attack — Collier's Year Book >
2. : someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard or adverse chance : a dangerous element or factor — often used with qualifiers to indicate the degree or kind of hazard
< the wife who didn't fix her husband a good breakfast … wasn't a good risk — W.H.Whyte >
< must be kept clean and free from fire risks — Peter Heaton >
< a poor risk for surgery >
3.
a.
(1) : the chance of loss or the perils to the subject matter of insurance covered by a contract
(2) : the degree of probability of such loss
b. : amount at risk
c. : a person or thing judged as a (specified) hazard to an insurer
< a poor risk for insurance >
d. : an insurance hazard from a (specified) cause or source
< war risk >
< disaster risk >
4. : the product of the amount that may be lost and the probability of losing it — compare expectation 6b
Synonyms: see danger
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: French risquer, from Italian riscare, risicare, rischiare, from risco, risico, rischio
transitive verb
1. : to expose to hazard or danger
< wasn't going to risk his neck — Barnaby Conrad >
< father and son were ready to risk their futures on the book business alone — A.E.Peterson >
2. : to incur the risk or danger of : venture upon
< these privateers risked being hung as pirates — American Guide Series: New Hampshire >
intransitive verb
: to take risks
Synonyms: see venture
III. \ˈrisk\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably of imitative origin
Scotland : to make a crackling or grating sound
IV. noun
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- at risk |