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noun

exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
It's not worth the risk.
Synonyms: , ,
Insurance.
1. the hazard or chance of loss.
2. the degree of probability of such loss.
3. the amount that the insurance company may lose.
4. a person or thing with reference to the hazard involved in insuring him, her, or it.
5. the type of loss, as life, fire, marine disaster, or earthquake, against which an insurance policy is drawn.

verb (used with object)

to expose to the chance of injury or loss; hazard:
to risk one's life.
Synonyms: , ,
to venture upon; take or run the chance of:
to risk a fall in climbing;
to risk a war.
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risk

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noun

the possibility of incurring misfortune or loss; hazard
insurance
1. chance of a loss or other event on which a claim may be filed
2. the type of such an event, such as fire or theft
3. the amount of the claim should such an event occur
4. a person or thing considered with respect to the characteristics that may cause an insured event to occur
at risk
1. vulnerable; likely to be lost or damaged
2. social welfare vulnerable to personal damage, to the extent that a welfare agency might take protective responsibility
no risk informal.
an expression of assent
take a risk or run a risk
to proceed in an action without regard to the possibility of danger involved in it

verb

to expose to danger or loss; hazard
to act in spite of the possibility of (injury or loss)
to risk a fall in climbing

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Derived Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of risk¹

First recorded in 1655–65; from French risque, from Italian rischio, risco, of obscure origin

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of risk¹

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)

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Idioms and Phrases

at risk,
1. in a dangerous situation or status; in jeopardy:
  families at risk in the area of the weakened dam.
2. under financial or legal obligation; held responsible:
  Are individual investors at risk for the debt part of the real estate venture?
take / run a risk, to expose oneself to the chance of injury or loss; put oneself in danger; hazard; venture.

More idioms and phrases containing risk

In addition to the idiom beginning with risk , also see at risk ; calculated risk ; run a risk .

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"There's always a risk as an opener, that people might be completely uninterested, but this has been the complete opposite," she says.

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Their share prices are particularly badly affected because the President has both decimated their supply chains strategies, and also risks greatly impairing their brand image amongst global consumers.

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There have been rising concerns of risks to public health from the tonnes of uncollected waste, including from rats attracted by stacks of bin bags on residential streets.

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