risk
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- risque (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
From earlier risque, from Middle French risque, from Italian risco ("risk"; > Modern Italian rischio), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Latin *resicum (“that which cuts, rock, crag”) (> Medieval Latin resicu), from Latin resecō (“cut off, loose, curtail”, verb), in the sense of that which is a danger to boating or shipping; or from Ancient Greek ῥιζικόν (rhizikón, “root, radical, hazard”). Cognate with Spanish riesgo, Portuguese risco
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
risk (plural risks)
- A possible, usually negative, outcome, e.g., a danger.
- Macaulay
- the imminent and constant risk of assassination, a risk which has shaken very strong nerves
- 2006, BBC News website, Farmers warned over skin cancer read at [1] on 14 May 2006
- There was also a "degree of complacency" that the weather in the country was not good enough to present a health risk.
- 2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76:
- Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins. For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you.
- Macaulay
- The likelihood of a negative outcome.
- 2006, Trever Ramsey on BBC News website, Exercise 'cuts skin cancer risk' read at [2] on 14 May 2006
- Taking regular exercise, coupled with a healthy diet, reduced the risk of several types of cancer.
- 2012 January 1, Stephen Ledoux, “Behaviorism at 100”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 60:
- Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training.
- 2006, Trever Ramsey on BBC News website, Exercise 'cuts skin cancer risk' read at [2] on 14 May 2006
- (Formal use in business, engineering, etc.) The potential (conventionally negative) effect of an event, determined by combining the likelihood of the event occurring with the effect should it occur.
- 2002, Decisioneering Inc website, What is risk? read at [3] on 14 May 2006
- If there is a 25% chance of running over schedule, costing you a $100 out of your own pocket, that might be a risk you are willing to take. But if you have a 5% chance of running overschedule, knowing that there is a $10,000 penalty, you might be less willing to take that risk.
- 2002, Decisioneering Inc website, What is risk? read at [3] on 14 May 2006
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from risk (noun)
Translations[edit]
possible, usually negative, outcome
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likelihood of a negative outcome
potential (conventionally negative) impact of an event
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Verb[edit]
risk (third-person singular simple present risks, present participle risking, simple past and past participle risked)
- (transitive) To incur risk (to something).
- 2006, BBC Sport website, Beckham wary over Rooney comeback read at [4] on 14 May 2006
- England captain David Beckham has warned Wayne Rooney not to risk his long-term future by rushing his return from injury.
- 2006, BBC Sport website, Beckham wary over Rooney comeback read at [4] on 14 May 2006
- (transitive) To incur risk (of something).
- 2006, Transportation Alternatives website, Rail delays as thieves cut power read at [5] on 14 May 2006
- These people are putting themselves in danger by physically being on or near to the railway lines and risking serious injury.
- 2006, Transportation Alternatives website, Rail delays as thieves cut power read at [5] on 14 May 2006
- (transitive) To incur risk (by something).
- 1999, BBC News website, Volunteer of the Month: Andrew Hay McConnell read at [6] on 14 May 2006
- After coming to New York, I decided to risk cycling again.
- 1999, BBC News website, Volunteer of the Month: Andrew Hay McConnell read at [6] on 14 May 2006
Usage notes[edit]
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Translations[edit]
to incur risk to something
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to incur risk of something
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to incur risk by something
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Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
risk c
Declension[edit]
Declension of risk
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