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risk
[risk]
noun
exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance.
It's not worth the risk.
Synonyms: , ,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.
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.
Synonyms:
risk
/ ɪ /
noun
the possibility of incurring misfortune or loss; hazard
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
vulnerable; likely to be lost or damaged
social welfare vulnerable to personal damage, to the extent that a welfare agency might take protective responsibility
informalan expression of assent
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- risker noun
- riskless adjective
- unrisked adjective
- ˈ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of risk1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of risk1
Idioms and Phrases
take / run a risk, to expose oneself to the chance of injury or loss; put oneself in danger; hazard; venture.
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?
Example Sentences
The longer this war goes on the greater the risk for western forces in the region.
But "monetising the periphery" of WhatsApp, while keeping personal chats private, would not be without risk for the company, he added.
They can cause problems for our infrastructure, such as trains running at reduced speeds due to the risk of train tracks expanding and buckling in the heat.
The list of health risks associated with taking anabolic steroids — which have no medical use approved by the U.S. government — is long and frightening:
The mass firing “likely puts vaccine access and insurance coverage at serious risk,” the L.A.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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