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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Risk \Risk\, n. [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.) 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Risk \Risk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Risked}; p. pr & vb n. {Risking}.] [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: risk n 1: a source of danger; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" [syn: {hazard}, {jeopardy}, {peril}] 2: 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" [syn: {peril}, {danger}] v 1: expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?" [syn: {put on the line}, {lay on the line}] 2: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble}, {chance}, {hazard}, {take chances}, {adventure}, {run a risk}, {take a chance}]
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