meaning of risk in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

risk · adjectives considerable fairly large Starting up your own business involves considerable risks. · verbscarry a risk might be dangerous Most medical ... riskFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishRelatedtopics:Insuranceriskrisk1/rɪsk/●●●S2W1noun    1[countable,uncountable]RISKthepossibilitythatsomethingbad,unpleasant,ordangerousmayhappenSYNdanger,→chanceriskof  Skiersalwaysfacetheriskofseriousinjury.risk(that)  Thereisariskthatthediseasemayspreadfurther.riskto  Thereisnorisktopublichealth.2[countable]RISKanactionthatmighthavebadresults→gamble  Itwasarisk,sendingalettertomyhouse.takearisk(=dosomethingthatmighthavebadresults)  Isn’thetakingabitofariskincominghere?taketheriskofdoingsomething  Icouldn’ttaketheriskofleavinghimaloneevenforashorttime.calculatedrisk(=ariskyoutakebecauseyouthinkagoodresultisquitelikely)3[countable]DANGEROUSsomethingorsomeonethatislikelytocauseharmordangerriskto  Pollutedwatersuppliesarearisktopublichealth.  Meatfromtheinfectedanimalsisregardedasaserioushealthrisk(=somethinglikelytoharmpeople’shealth).  Thetyredumpisamajorfirerisk(=somethingthatcouldcauseadangerousfire).  She’sbecomingasecurityrisk(=someonewhomaytellimportantsecretstoanenemy). 4→atrisk5→runarisk6→attheriskofdoingsomething7→atyourownrisk8[countable]BFIapersonorbusinessjudgedaccordingtothedangerinvolvedingivingtheminsuranceorlendingthemmoneygood/bad/poorrisk  Driversunder21areregardedaspoorrisksbyinsurancecompanies.COLLOCATIONSadjectiveshighProfessionalsportinvolvesarelativelyhighriskofinjury.lowTherisksoffailurearequitelow.considerable(=fairlylarge)Startingupyourownbusinessinvolvesconsiderablerisks.abig/great/hugeriskThereisagreatriskthatthewoundwillbecomeinfected.anincreased/reducedriskThosewhosmokehaveanincreasedriskofheartdisease.arealriskThereisarealriskthattherecouldbeanotherwar.aserious/graverisk(=realandbig)ThemostseriousriskoffloodingthiseveningisontheRiverWye.apotentialriskThepotentialrisksassociatedwiththisoperationshouldnotbeignored.afinancialriskThereisrelativelylittlefinancialriskforthecompany.apoliticalriskThepoliticalrisksforthepresidentareminimal.attendantrisksformal(=risksinvolvedinsomething)Thosewhodealwithfirearmsaregenerallyawareoftheattendantrisks.verbscarryarisk(=mightbedangerous)Mostmedicaloperationscarrysomerisk.posearisk(=mightbedangerous)Climatechangeposesseriousriskstotheenvironment.involve/entailriskInvestmentsthatprovideahighreturngenerallyentailmorerisk.reduce/minimizeariskThisdietcouldreduceyourriskofcertaincancers.increaseariskSmokingincreasestheriskofheartdisease.eliminaterisk(=removeriskcompletely)Youcan’teliminateriskinyourlifecompletely.avoidariskTheyareanxioustoavoidanyriskofcriticism.faceariskThedominantmalefacestheriskthatadultmalesfromthegroupwillattackhim.risk+NOUNariskfactor(=somethingthatincreasesarisk)Highcholesterolisoneoftheriskfactorsassociatedwithheartdisease.riskassessment(=acalculationofhowmuchriskisinvolvedinsomething)Engineeringriskassessmentisbasedonobjectivescientificcriteria.phrasesthereisariskThereisalwaysariskthatmistakeswillbemade.anelement/degreeofrisk(=somerisk,butnotmuch)Thereisalwaysanelementofriskinflying.beworththeriskDon’twalkhomealoneatnight–it’snotworththerisk.therisksinvolved/therisksassociatedwithsomethingThesoldierswerewellawareoftherisksinvolved.Thepublicareunwillingtoaccepttherisksassociatedwithnuclearenergy.thebenefitsoutweightherisks(=theyaremoreimportantthanthepossiblerisks)Thebenefitstopatientswhoaretakingthedrugfaroutweightherisks. ExamplesfromtheCorpusrisk•Ahigh-technologyfirm,forexample,facesagreatdealmorebusinessriskthandoesanelectricutility.•Thewholepointisadventureandcalculatedrisktaking.•Manyofthesebeachesarenotclean,andtheycarryahighriskofviralinfectionforswimmers.•Thereisahighriskofinjuryincontactsportssuchasrugby.•Forhighriskjunctionsincreasingexemplarriskisassociatedwithanincreaseintheamountofinformationdescribed.•Theincreasedriskforacutelymphoidleukemiaalonewas43%,theresearcherssaid.•Amongmiddle-classwomen,earlymarriageplayedasimilarroleinincreasingriskofdepression.•Driversoftenbreakthespeedlimit,andthere'slittleriskofgettingcaught.•Howmuchriskistherewiththiskindofoperation?•Thediseaseaffectscatsbutthereisnorisktohumans.•Therearealotofrisksinvolvedwhenyoustartyourownbusiness.•Mantel-Haenszelweightswereusedforsummaryriskratioestimates.•Itispossibletogetmalariainthisarea,buttheriskisprettylow.•Wecan'tignoretheriskthatfightingcouldspreadthroughouttheregion.•Whatexactlyistheriskofanordinaryaircraftcrashing?•Peoplecontinuetosmoke,despiteknowingtherisksofheartdiseaseorcancer.•Wearingaseatbeltcanreducetheriskofseriousinjury.•Cleanthewoundthoroughlytoreducetheriskofinfection.•Similarly,theysharetherisksandtheprofitsorlosseswhichmayaccruetothem.•Alotofchildrenstartsmokingwithoutrealizingwhattherisksare.•TradingBondsforapitcherisanunacceptableriskbecausepitchersbreakdownsofrequently.•Nothingworthwhileisaccomplishedwithoutriskordanger. riskto•I'mworriedthatmyagemaybearisktomyunbornchild.taketheriskofdoingsomething•Butyoudaren'ttaketheriskoftryingitonincaseIwascallingyourbluffandwouldrefuseyou.•Fewarewillingtotaketheriskofpursuingmajornewopportunitiesthatarenotcoveredbytheirstatedobjectives.•Hebelieveseverynationtakestheriskofviolence.•Nowhesawhischanceanddesperationforcedhimtotaketheriskofclimbingdownontothelineinthedarkness.•Ratherthanpaythebribesandsufferthelossesresultingfromdelays,peopletooktheriskoffinesfordisobeyingthelaw.•Sheblinkedtwice,takingtheriskofmissingtherightfewsecondswhilehereyeswereshut.•ThusthelegalaidschemepermitsthoseeligibletotaketheriskoflitigationatthepossibleexpenseoftheFund.•Unfortunately,itappearscertainthattheFederalReservewillnottaketheriskofseekinghighergrowth.securityrisk•Decorativeprojectingbricks,alcoves,wroughtirongates,andsoon,areasecurityrisk.•BobbyKennedydeclaredSinatra'shomeasecurityrisk,andthePresidenthadtocancelhisstayattheSinatramansion.•Itishardformetoimaginehowyoucouldsaytheypresentasecurityrisk.•Theinvestigationsareintendedtopreventspies,criminals,securityrisksandotherundesirablesfromenteringgovernment.•Onpaper,JackEdwardDunlapwastheidealsecurityrisk.•Windows95userswillwanttoexploresomebuilt-insecurityrisksinthatsoftware.•TheNorthernauthoritiesconfirmedtonighttheywouldn'tbeswitchingthetiedespitetheobvioussecurityrisk.•ApparentlytheyregardedChurchillasapoorsecurityrisk. good/bad/poorrisk•TheCollegedidasurveyanddecideditwasnotagoodrisk.•Perhaps;butontheotherhand,ifinsurersareforcedtoacceptbadrisks,somebodyhastopay.•Inthis,insurershavetopoolgoodandbadrisksandchargeastandardpremiumtoallsubscribers.•Perhapsover-confidencehasmeantthetakingofpoorrisksoralazinessoverhome-work.•Partnerscanpooltheirmoneycapitalandareusuallysomewhatbetterrisksintheeyesofbankers.•Asecondeffectisthattheworstriskswillcontinuetolosecoverage,butthistimeonprice.•Thisiswhytheworstriskofswingingandgroundloopingisalwaysincalmorlightwindconditions.riskrisk2●●○verb[transitive]    1RISKtoputsomethinginasituationinwhichitcouldbelost,destroyed,orharmed→gamble  Whenchildrenstartsmoking,theydon’trealizethatthey’reriskingtheirhealth.risksomethingtodosomething  He’spreparedtoriskeverythingtoavoidthiswar.risksomethingonsomething  You’dbecrazytoriskyourmoneyonaninvestmentlikethat!  Heriskedhislifehelpingotherstoescape.  I’mnotgoingtoriskmyneck(=riskmylife)justtosaveacommoncriminal.  Whyrisklifeandlimb(=riskyourlifeandhealth)jumpingoutofaplanejusttoraisemoneyforcharity? 2RISKtogetintoasituationwheresomethingunpleasantmayhappentoyou→endangerriskdoingsomething  Theymayevenrisklosingtheirhomes.riskdefeat/deathetc  Hewouldprefernottoriskanotherembarrassingdefeat.  Somepeoplearepreparedtoriskimprisonmentforwhattheybelieve.riskbeingseen/caught/arrestedetc  Workerswhobrokethestrikeriskedbeingattackedwhentheyleftthefactory.3RISKtodosomethingthatyouknowmayhavedangerousorunpleasantresultsriskdoingsomething  Areyoupreparedtorisktravelingwithoutanarmedguard?  Sheriskedaglancebackoverhershoulder.  Youcouldslipoutofschoolbetweenclasses,butIwouldn’triskit.GrammarRiskisfollowedbyan-ingform,notaninfinitive.Yousay:Theyriskbeingshotiftheyarecaught.✗Don’tsay:Theyrisktobeshot.→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusrisk•Heriskedacautiousglanceoverthewall,andsawagroupofguardsstandingbythegate.•Youalsoseethemriskingaccidentandinjuryincarlanes,weavinginandoutoftraffic.•TheyriskarrestbuthavethesupportofsomeCivilGuards.•OnethingyouneverdidwascorrectNiveaandriskbeingcalledayoungmiss-know-it-all.•Forexample,committingtoclearperformanceobjectivesrisksbothclearsuccessandclearfailure.•TheyhadriskeddeathinordertogettheirfamiliestoAmerica.•Manyrefugeesriskdeathorarrestintheirattemptstofleepersecution.•Oncehestartedwanderingaimlessly,atraineeriskeddisturbingthegodsatplay.•Hehadriskedhisownhealthtohelpthesickduringtheepidemic.•Hewasstilltooattachedtohisnationalstatustoriskitbyappearingpartisan.•Roadconditionsweresupposedtobeprettybad,butwedecidedtoriskit.•Theuniversityhasalreadycutitsbudgetasmuchaspossiblewithoutriskingitsqualityandreputation.•IdecidedtorisklookingforaplacetostaywhenIgotthere,ratherthanbookinginadvance.•Companiescannotrisklosingcustomersthroughcomputerproblems.•Itwasrefreshingtohearpublishersandbooksellersriskingoffendingeachother.•Idon'twanttoriskoffendingyourparents.•TheCarnegieHeroawardsaregiventothosewhorisktheirlivestosaveothers. risklifeandlimb•I'mgettingtoooldtorisklifeandlimbforacheapthrill.•Villeneuve,whohadcollidedwithRalfSchumacher,getspaid£10MILLIONforriskinglifeandlimbinFormulaOne.•ThismeantIdidn'thavetogetrisklifeandlimbtogetagoodcloseupshot.riskbeingseen/caught/arrestedetc•Healsoriskedbeingarrestedandputingaol.•Daren'triskbeingseenandsohemakeshisplans.•Andwecan'triskbeingseeninthiswing.•Checkthisinadvancewithyourservicemanagersothatyoudon'triskbeingcaughtoutwhenyouareinahurry.riskit•Ifthat'smyonlychanceofgettingmyhusbandback,I'llriskit.•AtmidnightItookthedecisiontoriskit.•Butwehadtoriskit.•Ifyoucan'tfindout,don'triskit.•Mattdidn'tknowwhethertobelievehimbutcanyouriskit?•Theadvisersdecidedtheycouldn'triskit.•Yethehesitated:wouldaneaglelikeKraalhaveevenriskedit?•Sheriskeditallandwon!•Thenthereisthelender'sassessmentoftheriskitistaking.FromLongmanBusinessDictionaryriskrisk1/rɪsk/noun1[countable,uncountable]thepossibilitythatsomethingmaybelost,harmed,ordamaged,orthatsomethingbad,unpleasant,ordangerousmayhappenIfyou’reconsideringstartingabusiness,thinkcarefullyabouttherisksinvolved.riskofIfyourchequebookislostorstolen,letyourbankknowimmediatelyinordertoreducetheriskoffraudonyouraccount.Thisisonehigh-technologyventurethatisfairlylowinfinancialrisk.riskthatThereisalwaysariskthatthesupplierwillgooutofbusinessbeforetheorderisdelivered.→downsiderisk2[countable,uncountable]FINANCEthepossibilitythatthevalueofanassetmaygoupordownonthestockmarketThereisalwayssomeriskwithanykindofinvestment.Fundmanagershavetheresourcesandtimetomakejudgmentsonwhichnon-ratedbondsareworththerisk.→currencyrisk→exchangerisk→inflationrisk→interest-raterisk→inventoryrisk→liquidityrisk→marketrisk→politicalrisk→specificrisk→systematicrisk→underwritingrisk→unsystematicrisk3[countable]BANKINGFINANCEthepossibilitythatapersonorbusinesswillnotpaybackaloanManybankswillnotlendtohigh-riskborrowers.→creditrisk→sovereignrisk4[countable]INSURANCEthepossibilityofaparticulartypeofdamageagainstwhichyouareinsuredCheckindetailtherisksthatarecoveredbyyourpolicy.5[countable]FINANCEINSURANCEapersonorbusinessjudgedaccordingtotheriskinvolvedinprovidingthemwithinsuranceorlendingthemmoneyDriversunder21areregardedaspoorrisksbyinsurancecompanies.Peoplewithpreviousheartattacksareconsideredtobehigherinsurancerisks.→actuarialrisk→buyer'srisk→carrier’srisk→catastropherisk→insurablerisk→non-insurablerisk→owner’srisk→underwritingrisk→uninsurablerisk6runarisktobeinasituationwherethereisariskofsomethingbadhappeningtoyouIfyoufailtopayyourbill,youruntheriskofhavingyourelectricitysupplycutoff.7takearisktodecidetodosomethingeventhoughyouknowitmayhavebadresultsThechoicefacingtheGovernmentiswhetherornottotakeariskwithinflationbyreducinginterestrates.8atriskifsomethingisatrisk,itisinasituationwhereitmaybedamagedorlostWehavetostoptheserumours;thefirm’sreputationisatrisk.Olderworkersaremostatriskofexperiencinglong-termunemployment.Yourhomeisatrisk(=youmightloseit)ifyoudonotkeepuprepaymentsontheloan.9atyourownriskifyoudosomethingatyourownrisk,youdoitwhenyouunderstandthepossibledangersandhavebeenwarnedaboutthemAlltoursareundertakenatthevisitor’sownrisk.riskrisk2verb[transitive]1toputsomethinginasituationinwhichitcouldbelost,destroyed,orharmedrisksomethingonsomethingYou’dhavetobecrazytoriskyourmoneyonaninvestmentlikethat!Theyriskedtheirfinancialfutureonabrand-newbusinessventure.2togetintoasituationwheresomethingunpleasantmayhappentoyouTheworkersriskeddismissalwithoutcompensationifthestrikecontinued.3todosomethingthatyouknowmayhavedangerousorunpleasantresultsriskdoingsomethingNobankwouldriskgivingthemaloan.→SeeVerbtableOriginrisk1(1600-1700)Frenchrisque,fromItalianrisco 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