Category:Risk

Risk, n. Etym: [f. risque; cf. It. risco, risico, rischio, pg. risco, Sp. riesgo, and also sp. risco a steep rock; all probably fr. L. 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. Macaulay.

2. (com.)

Defn: hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property. To run a risk, To incur hazard; to encounter danger.

Syn. -- danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. See danger.

Risk Risk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Risked; p. pr. & vb. n. Risking.] Etym: [cf. F. 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.

Syn. -- to hazard; peril; endanger; jeopard.