Main Entry:

¹risk

Pronunciation:

\ˈrisk\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French risque, from Italian risco

Date:

circa 1661

1: possibility of loss or injury : peril2: someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard3 a: the chance of loss or the perils to the subject matter of an insurance contract ; also : the degree of probability of such loss b: a person or thing that is a specified hazard to an insurer c: an insurance hazard from a specified cause or source <war risk>4: the chance that an investment (as a stock or commodity) will lose value

— risk·less \ˈris-kləs\ adjective

— at risk

: in a state or condition marked by a high level of risk or susceptibility <patients at risk of infection>