Risk
Risk , noun
[French risque; compare Italian risco, risico, rischio, Portuguese risco, Sp. riesgo, and also Sp. risco a steep rock; all probably from Latin resceare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut; -- the word having been probably first used among sailors. See Section.]
1.
Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.
The imminent and constant risk of assassination, a risk which has shaken very strong nerves.
2.
(Commerce) Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property.
Collocations (1)
To run a risk , to incur hazard; to encounter danger.
Risk , transitive verb
[CF. French risquer. See Risk, n.]
1.
To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in battle; to risk one's fame by a publication.
2.
To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle.