RISK

I. noun Etymology: French risque, from Italian risco Date: circa 1661 possibility of loss or injury ; peril , someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard, 3. the chance of loss or the perils to the subject matter of an insurance contract, a person or thing that is a specified hazard to an insurer , an insurance hazard from a specified cause or source , the chance that an investment (as a stock or commodity) will lose value, ~less adjective II. transitive verb Date: circa 1687 to expose to hazard or danger , to incur the ~ or danger of , ~er noun