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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
risk /rɪsk/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. a dangerous chance: [uncountable]Investing all that money is not worth the risk.[countable]He took too many risks driving so fast.
  2. Business[Insurance.]
    • [uncountable] the chance of loss.
    • [uncountable] the degree of probability of such loss:high risk.
    • [countable] a person or thing that is in danger and is to be insured:She was a poor risk because she had so many accidents.

v. [~ + object]
  1. to put or place someone or oneself near the chance of injury or danger:to risk one's life.
  2. to take the chance of;
    to hazard:You risk a fall walking on such icy stairs.
Idioms
  1. at risk, in danger: [no object]Young children are at risk.[~ + of + object]They are at risk of injury.
  2. at the risk of, [~ + object] in spite of the danger of:At the risk of looking foolish, may I ask what you mean?


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
risk  (risk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. exposure to the chance of injury or loss;
    a hazard or dangerous chance:It's not worth the risk.
  2. Business[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.
    • Businessthe type of loss, as life, fire, marine disaster, or earthquake, against which an insurance policy is drawn.
  3. 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?
  4. take or run a risk, to expose oneself to the chance of injury or loss;
    put oneself in danger;
    hazard;
    venture.

v.t. 
  1. to expose to the chance of injury or loss;
    hazard:to risk one's life.
  2. to venture upon;
    take or run the chance of:to risk a fall in climbing; to risk a war.
  • Italian risc(hi)o, of obscure origin, originally
  • French risque
  • 1655–65
risk′er, n. 
risk′less, adj. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged venture, peril, jeopardy.
    • 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged imperil, endanger, jeopardize.
    • 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged chance.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
risk / rɪsk/
  1. the possibility of incurring misfortune or loss; hazard
  2. chance of a loss or other event on which a claim may be filed
  3. the type of such an event, such as fire or theft
  4. the amount of the claim should such an event occur
  5. a person or thing considered with respect to the characteristics that may cause an insured event to occur
  6. at risk ⇒ vulnerable; likely to be lost or damaged
  7. take a risk, run a risk ⇒ to proceed in an action without regard to the possibility of danger involved in it
 (transitive)
  1. to expose to danger or loss; hazard
  2. to act in spite of the possibility of (injury or loss): to risk a fall in climbing
Etymology: 17th Century: from French risque, from Italian risco, from rischiare to be in peril, from Greek rhiza cliff (from the hazards of sailing along rocky coasts)
'put at risk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adventure

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