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risk  (rsk)
n.
1. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; danger.
2. A factor, thing, element, or course involving uncertain danger; a hazard: "the usual risks of the desert: rattlesnakes, the heat, and lack of water" Frank Clancy.
3.
a. The danger or probability of loss to an insurer.
b. The amount that an insurance company stands to lose.
4.
a. The variability of returns from an investment.
b. The chance of nonpayment of a debt.
5. One considered with respect to the possibility of loss: a poor risk.
tr.v. risked, risk·ing, risks
1. To expose to a chance of loss or damage; hazard. See Synonyms at endanger.
2. To incur the risk of: His action risked a sharp reprisal.
Idiom:
at risk
In an endangered state, especially from lack of proper care: unsupervised children who are at risk of dropping out of school.

[French risque, from Italian risco, rischio.]

risker n.

risk
Noun
1. the possibility of bringing about misfortune or loss
2. a person or thing considered as a potential hazard: in parts of the world transfusions carry the risk of infection
3. at risk in a dangerous situation
4. take or run a risk to act without regard to the danger involved
Verb
1. to act in spite of the possibility of (injury or loss): if they clamp down they risk a revolution
2. to expose to danger or loss [French risque]
risky adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.riskrisk - a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
danger - a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air"
health hazard - hazard to the health of those exposed to it
moral hazard - (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance); "insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the insured party is not honest"
occupational hazard - any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury
sword of Damocles - a constant and imminent peril; "the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles"
2.risk - a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
chance - a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"
crapshoot - a risky and uncertain venture; "getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot"
gamble - a risky act or venture
3.risk - the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
probability, chance - a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"
4.risk - the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
probability, chance - a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"
Verb1.risk - expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"
attempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
stake, adventure, hazard, jeopardize, venture - put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
bell the cat - take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell the cat?"
2.risk - take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
attempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
go for broke - risk everything in one big effort; "the cyclist went for broke at the end of the race"
luck it, luck through - act by relying on one's luck

risk
noun 3. peril, jeopardy
verb 4. stand a chance of,
verb 5. dare, endanger, jeopardize, imperil, venture, gamble, hazard, take a chance on, put in jeopardy, expose to danger

1. Probability and severity of loss linked to hazards. 2. See degree of risk. See also hazard; risk management.
Translations

risk [rɪsk] nriesgo, peligro
vt (gen) → arriesgar (= dare); atreverse a;
to take or run the risk of doing → correr el riesgo de hacer;
at risk → en peligro;
at one's own risk → bajo su propia responsabilidad;
fire/health/security risk → peligro de incendio/para la salud/para la seguridad
risk [rɪsk] nrisque m, danger m;
(deliberate) → risque
vtrisquer;
to take or run the risk of doing → courir le risque de faire;
at risk → en danger;
at one's own risk → à ses risques et périls;
it's a fire/health risk → cela présente un risque d'incendie/pour la santé;
I'll risk it → je vais risquer le coup
risk [rɪsk] n (danger, chance) → Gefahr f;
(deliberate) → Risiko nt
vtriskieren;
to take a risk → ein Risiko eingehen;
to run the risk of sth → etw zu fürchten haben;
to run the risk of doing sth → Gefahr laufen, etw zu tun;
at risk → in Gefahr;
at one's own risk → auf eigene Gefahr;
at the risk of sounding rude ... → auf die Gefahr hin, unhöflich zu klingen, ...;
it's a fire/health risk → es ist ein Feuer-/Gesundheitsrisiko;
I'll risk it → ich riskiere es
risk [rɪsk] nrischio
vtrischiare;
to take or run the risk of doing → correre il rischio di fare;
at risk → in pericolo;
at one's own risk → a proprio rischio e pericolo;
fire/health risk → rischio d'incendio/per la salute;
I'll risk it → ci proverò lo stesso

risk
n risk [risk]
(a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.risikoمُجازَفَه، مُخاطَرَهопасностrizikorisikodas Risikoκίνδυνοςriesgoriskخطر؛ مخاطرهriskirisqueסִיכּוּןखतराrizikkockázatrisikoáhættarischio危険위험, 위험 부담; 손해의 가능성rizika, pavojusrisksrisikorisicorisiko, fareryzykoriscoriscрискrizikotveganjerizikriskการเสี่ยงภัยrisk, tehlike, riziko冒險ризикخطرہsự rủi ro
v
1 to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.riskeerيُخاطِرрискувамriskovatrisikere; satseriskierenδιακινδυνεύω, ρισκάρωarriesgarkaalule panemaخطر کردن؛ ریسک کردنpanna alttiiksirisquerלְסַכֵּןजोखिम में डालनाriskirati, staviti na kocku(meg)kockáztatmempertaruhkanstofna (e-u) í hætturischiare~をかける...을 위태롭게 하다, ...을 걸다rizikuotiriskētterdedah kepada bahayariskerenrisikere, sette spill(za)ryzykowaćarriscara riscaрисковатьriskovaťtvegatirizikovatiriskeraเสี่ยงภัยtehlikeye atmak, riske sokmak拼命ризикуватиخطرہ میں ڈالنا یا پڑناliều
2 to take the chance of (something bad happening) He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.kans vatيُجازِفрискувамriskovatrisikereriskieren(δια)κινδυνεύωarriesgar(se)riskimaدل به دریا زدنriskeeratarisquer (de)לַקָחָת סִיכּוּןजोखिम उठाना, दाव पर रखनाizvrgnuti se opasnosti, riskiratireszkírozmenghadapi risikohætta á (e-ð)rischiare~の危険をおかす...을 각오하고 해보다, 감히 ...하다rizikuotiriskētmengambil risikoriskerenvåge, risikereryzykowaćarriscar-sea risca (să)рискнутьriskovaťtvegatirizikovatiutsätta sig för risken att, riskeraเสี่ยงtehlikeye atılmak冒...的危險ризикуватиکسی بات کا خطرہ مول لیناcó nguy cơ phải chịu sự rủi ro...
adv ˈrisky
possibly causing or bringing loss, injury etc Motor-racing is a risky business.riskantمُجازِف، مُخاطِرрискованriskantnírisikabelriskantεπικίνδυνος, ριψοκίνδυνοςarriesgadoriskantneپر مخاطرهepävarmarisquéמְסוּכַּןजोखिम भरा, जोखिमी, किंचित-अश्लीलrizičankockázatospenuh risikoáhættusamurrischioso危険な모험적인, 위험 부담이 있는rizikingasriskantsberisikoriskantrisikabel, betenkeligryzykownyarriscadoriscantрискованныйriskantnýtveganrizičanriskabelเป็นอันตรายriskli, rizikolu, tehlikeli冒險地ризикований, небезпечнийخطرناکmạo hiểm
at (a person's) own risk
with the person agreeing to accept any loss, damage etc involved Cars may be parked here at their owner's risk.op eie risikoعلى مَسؤوليَّة صاحِب الشيءна собствен рискna vlastní rizikofor egen regning og risikoauf eigene Gefahrμε ευθύνη του ίδιουpor su cuenta y riesgoomal vastutuselبه مسئولیت ای مخاطره خودomalla vastuullaaux risques et périls deעָל אַחֲרָיוּתוֹस्वयं के जोखिम मेंna vlastiti riziksaját felelősségéredengan risiko sendiriá eigin ábyrgð(a proprio rischio e pericolo)自分の責任で각자의 (위험)부담으로; 각자의 책임하에(kieno) rizikauz (savu) risku/atbildībuatas tanggungan sendiriop eigen risico egen risikona własne ryzykopor conta e risco depe propriul (...) riscна свой страх и рискna vlastné rizikona lastno odgovornostna sopstveni rizikpå egen riskยอมเสี่ยงsorumluluğu ...-e ait olmak üzere由自己負責на свій страх і ризикاپنی ذمہ داری پرchấp nhận mạo hiểm
at risk
in danger; likely to suffer loss, injury etc Heart disease can be avoided if people at risk take medical advice.het risikoفي خَطَرв опасностohroženýi risikopositiongefährdetσε κίνδυνοexpuesto, en peligroohusolev, kahtluse allدر معرض خطر ای خسارتvaarassaexposéבְּסַכָּנָהखतरे मेंu opasnostiveszélybendalam bahayasem er í hættua rischio危険にさらされて위험 상태에서esant pavojuipakļauts riskam; apdraudētsdalam bahayain gevaari fare/risikogruppezagrożonyem riscoexpus; predispus (la)подверженный рискуohrozenýogroženu opasnostii riskzonenอยู่ในความเสี่ยงtehlikede, risk altında冒險з підвищеним ризикомخطرے میں ہوناtrong tình trạng mạo hiểm
at the risk of
with the possibility of (loss, injury, trouble etc) He saved the little girl at the risk of his own life; At the risk of offending you, I must tell you that I disapprove of your behaviour.moontlikمع المُخاطَرَةِ فيс опасност даs nasazením; s rizikemmed risiko forauf die Gefahr hinμε κίνδυνο (να)a riesgo deriskidesباوجود احتما خطرuhallaau risque deתוֹך סִיכּוּןजोखिम के साथuz životnu opasnostvminek a kockáztatásávaldengan risikomeð áhættu; með því að hætta (e-u)a rischio di, a costo di~をかけて...을 잃을 각오로; ...을 걸고rizikuodamasriskējot (ar)walaupun berkemungkinanmet gevaar voormed fare for (å)ryzykująccom risco decu riscul (de a)рискуяs rizikom, s nasadenímza cenouz rizik damed risk förอยู่ในความเสี่ยง...-ı göze alarak, pahasına冒險ризикуючиخطرہ میں پڑتے ہوءےvới nguy cơ
run/take the risk (of)
to do something which involves a risk I took the risk of buying that jumper for you – I hope it fits; He didn't want to run the risk of losing his money.doen iets riskantsيُعَرِّضُ نَفْسَه لِخَطَرрискувамpodstoupit rizikoløbe en risikoein Risiko eingehen(δια)κινδυνεύωcorrer el riesgo, arriesgarseriskimaمخاطره کردنottaa riskicourir/prendre le risque (de)לָקַחַת סִיכּוּןजोखिम में पड़ना, खतरा मोलriskiratimegkockáztat vmitmengambil risikotaka áhættu, hætta ácorrere il rischio diあえて~する위험을 무릅쓰고 ...하다; ...의 위험을 무릅쓰다(su)rizikuoti[]riskētmengambil risikohet risico nementa en sjanse, løpe en risiko(za)ryzykowaćarriscar-se aa-şi asuma risculрисковатьriskovať, podstúpiť rizikoprevzeti nase tveganjerizikovatita risken attเสี่ยงอันตรายกับ...-ın tehlikesini göze almak, riske girmek冒...風險наважуватися; ризикуватиخطرے کا مقابلہ کرناcó nguy cơ...
take risks / take a risk
to do something which might cause loss, injury etc One cannot be successful in business unless one is willing to take risks.neem risiko'sيَقومُ بِمُخاطَرَهрискувамriskovatløbe en risikoein Risiko(-s, pl.) eingehenριψοκινδυνεύωcorrer riesgos, arriesgarseriskimaخطر کردنottaa riskiprendre un/des risque(s)סִיכוּנִיםख़तरा मोल लेनाpreuzeti rizikkockázatot vállalmengambil risikotaka áhætturischiare, correre un rischio危険をおかす위험을 무릅쓰다; 모험을 하다rizikuotiuzņemties risku; riskētmengambil risikorisico's nementa sjanser, løpe en risikoryzykowaćarriscar-sea-şi asuma risculрисковатьriskovaťtvegatirizikovatita risker/ta en riskเสี่ยงดูriske girmek, tehlikeyi göze almak冒...風險ризикуватиنقصان کا خطرہ مول لیناchấp nhận mạo hiểm...

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