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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.

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[French risque, from Italian risco, rischio.]

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risker n.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	risk - a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, peril 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" danger, peril 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 risk of infection 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 risk of exposure 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"
Verb	1.	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" lay on the line, put on the line 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" adventure, gamble, run a risk, take a chance, take chances, chance, hazard 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

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risk

noun 1. danger, chance, possibility, speculation, uncertainty, hazard

noun 2. gamble, chance, venture, speculation, leap in the dark

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

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

Translations

risk [rɪsk] n → riesgo, 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] n → risque m, danger m;

(deliberate) → risque

vt → risquer;

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

vt → riskieren;

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] n → rischio

vt → rischiare;

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

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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. risiko مُجازَفَه، مُخاطَرَه опасност riziko risiko das Risiko κίνδυνος riesgo risk خطر؛ مخاطره riski risque סִיכּוּן खतरा rizik kockázat risiko áhætta rischio 危険 위험, 위험 부담; 손해의 가능성 rizika, pavojus risks risiko risico risiko, fare ryzyko risco risc риск riziko tveganje rizik risk การเสี่ยงภัย risk, tehlike, riziko 冒險 ризик خطرہ sự rủi ro 冒险

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. riskeer يُخاطِر рискувам riskovat risikere; satse riskieren διακινδυνεύω, ρισκάρω arriesgar kaalule panema خطر کردن؛ ریسک کردن panna alttiiksi risquer לְסַכֵּן जोखिम में डालना riskirati, staviti na kocku (meg)kockáztat mempertaruhkan stofna (e-u) í hættu rischiare ～をかける ...을 위태롭게 하다, ...을 걸다 rizikuoti riskēt terdedah kepada bahaya riskeren risikere, sette på spill (za)ryzykować arriscar a risca рисковать riskovať tvegati rizikovati riskera เสี่ยงภัย tehlikeye atmak, riske sokmak 拼命 ризикувати خطرہ میں ڈالنا یا پڑنا liều 拼命

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 vat يُجازِف рискувам riskovat risikere riskieren (δια)κινδυνεύω arriesgar(se) riskima دل به دریا زدن riskeerata risquer (de) לַקָחָת סִיכּוּן जोखिम उठाना, दाव पर रखना izvrgnuti se opasnosti, riskirati reszkíroz menghadapi risiko hætta á (e-ð) rischiare ～の危険をおかす ...을 각오하고 해보다, 감히 ...하다 rizikuoti riskēt mengambil risiko riskeren våge, risikere ryzykować arriscar-se a risca (să) рискнуть riskovať tvegati rizikovati utsätta sig för risken att, riskera เสี่ยง tehlikeye atılmak 冒...的危險 ризикувати کسی بات کا خطرہ مول لینا có nguy cơ phải chịu sự rủi ro 冒...的危险

adv ˈrisky

possibly causing or bringing loss, injury etc Motor-racing is a risky business. riskant مُجازِف، مُخاطِر рискован riskantní risikabel riskant επικίνδυνος, ριψοκίνδυνος arriesgado riskantne پر مخاطره epävarma risqué מְסוּכַּן जोखिम भरा, जोखिमी, किंचित-अश्लील rizičan kockázatos penuh risiko áhættusamur rischioso 危険な 모험적인, 위험 부담이 있는 rizikingas riskants berisiko riskant risikabel, betenkelig ryzykowny arriscado riscant рискованный riskantný tvegan rizičan riskabel เป็นอันตราย riskli, rizikolu, tehlikeli 冒險地 ризикований, небезпечний خطرناک mạo hiểm 冒险地

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 risiko على مَسؤوليَّة صاحِب الشيء на собствен риск na vlastní riziko for egen regning og risiko auf eigene Gefahr με ευθύνη του ίδιου por su cuenta y riesgo omal vastutusel به مسئولیت ای مخاطره خود omalla vastuulla aux risques et périls de עָל אַחֲרָיוּתוֹ स्वयं के जोखिम में na vlastiti rizik saját felelősségére dengan risiko sendiri á eigin ábyrgð (a proprio rischio e pericolo) 自分の責任で 각자의 (위험)부담으로; 각자의 책임하에 (kieno) rizika uz (savu) risku/atbildību atas tanggungan sendiri op eigen risico på egen risiko na własne ryzyko por conta e risco de pe propriul (...) risc на свой страх и риск na vlastné riziko na lastno odgovornost na sopstveni rizik på egen risk ยอมเสี่ยง sorumluluğu ...-e ait olmak üzere 由自己負責 на свій страх і ризик اپنی ذمہ داری پر chấp nhận mạo hiểm 由自己负责

at risk

in danger; likely to suffer loss, injury etc Heart disease can be avoided if people at risk take medical advice. het risiko في خَطَر в опасност ohrožený i risikoposition gefährdet σε κίνδυνο expuesto, en peligro ohusolev, kahtluse all در معرض خطر ای خسارت vaarassa exposé בְּסַכָּנָה खतरे में u opasnosti veszélyben dalam bahaya sem er í hættu a rischio 危険にさらされて 위험 상태에서 esant pavojui pakļauts riskam; apdraudēts dalam bahaya in gevaar i fare/risikogruppe zagrożony em risco expus; predispus (la) подверженный риску ohrozený ogrožen u opasnosti i riskzonen อยู่ในความเสี่ยง tehlikede, risk altında 冒險 з підвищеним ризиком خطرے میں ہونا trong tình trạng mạo hiểm 冒险

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. moontlik مع المُخاطَرَةِ في с опасност да s nasazením; s rizikem med risiko for auf die Gefahr hin με κίνδυνο (να) a riesgo de riskides باوجود احتما خطر uhalla au risque de תוֹך סִיכּוּן जोखिम के साथ uz životnu opasnost vminek a kockáztatásával dengan risiko með áhættu; með því að hætta (e-u) a rischio di, a costo di ～をかけて ...을 잃을 각오로; ...을 걸고 rizikuodamas riskējot (ar) walaupun berkemungkinan met gevaar voor med fare for (å) ryzykując com risco de cu riscul (de a) рискуя s rizikom, s nasadením za ceno uz rizik da med risk för อยู่ในความเสี่ยง ...-ı göze alarak, pahasına 冒險 ризикуючи خطرہ میں پڑتے ہوءے với nguy cơ 冒险

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 riskants يُعَرِّضُ نَفْسَه لِخَطَر рискувам podstoupit riziko løbe en risiko ein Risiko eingehen (δια)κινδυνεύω correr el riesgo, arriesgarse riskima مخاطره کردن ottaa riski courir/prendre le risque (de) לָקַחַת סִיכּוּן जोखिम में पड़ना, खतरा मोल riskirati megkockáztat vmit mengambil risiko taka áhættu, hætta á correre il rischio di あえて～する 위험을 무릅쓰고 ...하다; ...의 위험을 무릅쓰다 (su)rizikuoti []riskēt mengambil risiko het risico nemen ta en sjanse, løpe en risiko (za)ryzykować arriscar-se a a-şi asuma riscul рисковать riskovať, podstúpiť riziko prevzeti nase tveganje rizikovati ta risken att เสี่ยงอันตรายกับ ...-ın tehlikesini göze almak, riske girmek 冒...風險 наважуватися; ризикувати خطرے کا مقابلہ کرنا có nguy cơ 冒...风险

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's يَقومُ بِمُخاطَرَه рискувам riskovat løbe en risiko ein Risiko(-s, pl.) eingehen ριψοκινδυνεύω correr riesgos, arriesgarse riskima خطر کردن ottaa riski prendre un/des risque(s) סִיכוּנִים ख़तरा मोल लेना preuzeti rizik kockázatot vállal mengambil risiko taka áhættu rischiare, correre un rischio 危険をおかす 위험을 무릅쓰다; 모험을 하다 rizikuoti uzņemties risku; riskēt mengambil risiko risico's nemen ta sjanser, løpe en risiko ryzykować arriscar-se a-şi asuma riscul рисковать riskovať tvegati rizikovati ta risker/ta en risk เสี่ยงดู riske girmek, tehlikeyi göze almak 冒...風險 ризикувати نقصان کا خطرہ مول لینا chấp nhận mạo hiểm 冒...风险