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| risk [ risk ] |
noun (plural risks) |
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1. chance of something going wrong: the danger that injury, damage, or loss will occur
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2. hazard: somebody or something likely to cause injury, damage, or loss
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3. insurance chance of loss to insurer: the probability of loss to an insurer, or the amount that an insurer is in danger of losing
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4. finance possibility of investment loss: the possibility of loss in an investment or speculation
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5. statistical odds of danger: the statistical chance of danger from something, especially from the failure of an engineered system
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transitive verb (past and past participle risked, present participle risk·ing, 3rd person present singular risks) |
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1. endanger somebody or something: to expose somebody or something to harm, danger, or loss
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2. invite bad consequence: to incur the chance of something harmful, dangerous, or detrimental
  risked imprisonment by their action
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| [Mid-17th century. Via French risque< obsolete Italian rischo< rischiare "run into danger"] |
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| risk·er noun |
| risk·less adjective |
| risk·y adjective |
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at risk
1. in danger of injury, damage, or loss
needlessly putting lives at risk
2. social sciencesin danger of being harmed or of harming others
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run or take a risk to do something that involves the possibility of injury, damage, or harm
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