Risk Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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English Language Learners Definition of risk · the possibility that something bad or unpleasant (such as an injury or a loss) will happen · someone or something ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut risk noun SaveWord \ˈrisk \ Definitionofrisk (Entry1of2) 1 :possibilityoflossorinjury:peril 2 :someoneorsomethingthatcreatesorsuggestsahazard 3a :thechanceoflossortheperilstothesubjectmatterofaninsurancecontract also :thedegreeofprobabilityofsuchloss b :apersonorthingthatisaspecifiedhazardtoaninsurer c :aninsurancehazardfromaspecifiedcauseorsource warrisk 4 :thechancethataninvestment(suchasastockorcommodity)willlosevalue atrisk :inastateorconditionmarkedbyahighlevelofriskorsusceptibility patientsatriskofinfection risk verb risked;risking;risks Definitionofrisk (Entry2of2) transitiveverb 1 :toexposetohazardordanger riskedherlife 2 :toincurtheriskordangerof riskedbreakinghisneck OtherWordsfromrisk Synonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutrisk OtherWordsfromrisk Noun riskless \ ˈrisk-​ləs \ adjective Verb risker noun Synonymsforrisk Synonyms:Noun danger, hazard, imminence, menace, peril, pitfall, threat, trouble Synonyms:Verb adventure, chance, gamble(on), hazard, tempt, venture VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofriskinaSentence Noun Iprefernottoexposemymoneytotoomuchrisk. Thedegreeofriskisminimal. Allinvestmentshaveanelementofrisk. Thetripdidn'tseemlikemuchofarisk. I'mawareoftherisksassociatedwiththistreatment. Thereisariskofliverdamagewiththismedication. Wearingaseatbeltgreatlyreducestheriskofinjuryordeathinacaraccident. Wefeelthatthisproductpresentsasignificantrisktopublichealth. Tome,skydivingisnotworththerisk. Smokingisarisktoyourlungs. Verb Sheriskedherlifetosaveherchildren. Heriskedallhismoneyonstartinghisownbusiness. Heriskedbreakinghisneck. She'sriskingbeingconsideredtoosentimental. Thecountryriskedawar. bravepeoplewhoriskedbeingkilledtohelpothers I'mnotwillingtoriskgettinglost.I'mgoingtobuyamap. Thecompanyisriskingthelossofmillionsofdollars. It'snotwisetorisktravelingsosoonaftersurgery. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun InitsrulinglastWednesday,thetribunaldismissedthehospital'sclaimaboutthehealthriskandmentionedhowotheremployeesareallowedtowearhijabsandjewelry. — JonBrown,FoxNews,10Jan.2022 Thebiggestriskpeopletakebyswabbingtheirthroatisnotdoingitright,saidDr.MichaelBlaivas,chiefmedicalofficerofAnvasiDiagnostics,adiagnostictechnologycompany. — AdriannaRodriguez,USATODAY,9Jan.2022 ThenewNaturestudyfoundthatthepatient’sBMI,age,andracewereirrelevanttoriskofpreeclampsia. — ElizabethCooney,STAT,9Jan.2022 ThatseemslikeenoughtimetostaysharpfortheplayoffswhileminimizingtheinjuryriskinherenttotheNFLgame. — CarlosMonarrez,DetroitFreePress,9Jan.2022 Vanceacknowledgedtheriskbutcounteredthatahealthynationalismwasanantidotetoright-winggrievancepolitics. — SimonVanZuylen-wood,AnchorageDailyNews,9Jan.2022 DespiteseveralconversationsbetweenPresidentJoeBidenandPutin,includinganin-personmeetinglastsummer,Blinkensaidsuchbehaviorcontinues,atincreasingrisktothepost-WorldWarIIglobalorder. — MatthewLee,ajc,9Jan.2022 Olderadults,healthcareworkers,pregnantpeople,andthosewithunderlyinghealthconditionsarealsomoreatriskfromeachvirus,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization. — ShannonLarson,BostonGlobe.com,8Jan.2022 Inmypreviousrole,whowasdesigningandimplementingthoseriskandclientprotocolswithKevin[Sneader]? — ChipCutter,WSJ,8Jan.2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb MedicalexpertshavewarnedthatholdingsuchlargeeventswithoutproperCovidprecautionscouldriskfurtherspreadingOmicron—thoughDeltaiscurrentlystilltheprevalentvariantinIndia. — JessieYeung,CNN,30Dec.2021 Gettingavaccineduringthebreakmeansthatachildwon'triskhavingtimeofffromschoolifthevaccineleavesthemtemporarilytiredorfeelingbad,thewaysomeadultsreacttothejab. — TerryDemio,TheEnquirer,21Dec.2021 AnalystswarnthatdivisionswithinKiir’sandMachar’sparties—includingrecentcallsforaleadershipchangethatpromptedagovernmentcrackdown—riskfurtherinstability. — WashingtonPost,14Nov.2021 Butthereisarealizationthatsuchanapproachcanriskalossofoversightandcontroloverwhatisbeingbuilt. — JeremyKahn,Fortune,10Nov.2021 Theconsensusisthatthepresidentcouldn’triskputtinghisownassociatesontrialandhavetheiratrocitiesrevealed. — SholaLawal,TheChristianScienceMonitor,22Oct.2021 Aidgroupshavewarnedthatthepersistentinequitiesriskextendingthepandemic,whichcouldleadtonewandmoredangerousvariants. — CompiledDemocrat-gazetteStaffFromWireReports,ArkansasOnline,23Sep.2021 Aidgroupshavewarnedthatthepersistentinequitiesriskextendingtheglobalpandemic,andthatcouldleadtonewandmoredangerousvariants. — ZekeMiller,Chron,22Sep.2021 Aidgroupshavewarnedthatthepersistentinequitiesriskextendingtheglobalpandemic,andthatcouldleadtonewandmoredangerousvariants. — ZekeMiller,chicagotribune.com,22Sep.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'risk.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofrisk Noun 1655,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Verb 1660,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforrisk Noun Frenchrisque,fromItalianrisco LearnMoreAboutrisk Sharerisk PosttheDefinitionofrisktoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofriskonTwitter TimeTravelerforrisk Thefirstknownuseofriskwas in1655 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearrisk risingwood risk riskcapital SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtorisk atone'sownrisk attheriskof(doingsomething) badcreditrisk Statisticsforrisk LastUpdated 11Jan2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Risk.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk.Accessed16Jan.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforrisk risk noun EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofrisk (Entry1of2) :thepossibilitythatsomethingbadorunpleasant(suchasaninjuryoraloss)willhappen :someoneorsomethingthatmaycausesomethingbadorunpleasanttohappen :apersonorthingthatsomeonejudgestobeagoodorbadchoiceforinsurance,aloan,etc. risk verb EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofrisk (Entry2of2) :toput(something)inasituationinwhichitcouldbelost,damaged,etc. :todosomethingthatcouldresultin(somethingbadorunpleasant) :todo(somethingthatmayhaveharmfulorbadresults) SeethefulldefinitionforriskintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary risk noun \ˈrisk \ KidsDefinitionofrisk (Entry1of2) 1 :possibilityoflossorinjury Thisadventureinvolvesrisks. 2 :somethingorsomeonethatmaycauselossorinjury Smokingisahealthrisk. risk verb risked;risking KidsDefinitionofrisk (Entry2of2) 1 :toexposetodanger Heriskedhislifetosavethechildren. 2 :totaketheriskordangerof I'mnotwillingtoriskhurtingmyself. risk noun \ˈrisk \ Medical Definitionofrisk 1 :possibilityofloss,injury,disease,ordeath hypertensionincreasestheriskofstroke 2 :apersonconsideredintermsofthepossiblebadeffectsofaparticularcourseoftreatment apoorsurgicalrisk atrisk :inastateorconditionmarkedbyahighlevelofriskorsusceptibility patientsatriskofdevelopinginfections risk noun Legal Definitionofrisk 1a :possibilityoflossorinjury b :liabilityforlossorinjuryifitoccurs theriskoflosspassestothebuyerwhenthegoodsaredulydeliveredtothecarrier—UniformCommercialCodetheriskofpersonalinjuryandpropertydamageshouldbeplacedwiththemanufacturerratherthantheconsumer—Case&Comment 2a :thechanceoflosstothesubjectmatterofaninsurancecontract:uncertaintywithregardtoloss also :thedegreeofprobabilityofsuchloss—compareperil b :apersonorthingthatisaspecifiedhazardtoaninsurer apoorriskforinsurance c :aninsurancehazardfromaspecifiedcauseorsource awarrisk OtherWordsfromrisk riskless adjective MorefromMerriam-Websteronrisk Nglish:TranslationofriskforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofriskforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutrisk WORDOFTHEDAY sanguine SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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