RISK


Meaning of RISK in English

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

- at risk

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.