risk

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\ ˈrisk  \
Definition of risk
 (Entry 1 of 2)
1: possibility of loss or injury : PERIL
2: someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard
3a: the chance of loss or the perils to the subject matter of an
insurance contractalso : 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 sourcewar risk
4: the chance that an investment (such as a stock or commodity) will
lose value
at risk
: in a state or condition marked by a high level of risk or
susceptibilitypatients at risk of infection

risk
  verb
risked; risking; risks
Definition of risk (Entry 2 of 2)
transitive verb
1: to expose to hazard or dangerrisked her life
2: to incur the risk or danger ofrisked breaking his neck

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