n.
- a situation involving exposure to danger.
▸the possibility that something unpleasant will happen.
- a person or thing causing a risk or regarded in relation to risk:
a fire risk.
v.
expose to danger or loss.
▸act in such a way as to incur the risk of.
▸incur risk by engaging in (an action).
Phrase
- at one's
(own)
risk
taking responsibility for one's own safety or possessions. - run
(or take)
a risk
(or risks)
expose oneself to the possibility of something unpleasant occurring.
Etymology
C17: from Fr. risque (n.), risquer (v.), from Ital. risco ‘danger’ and rischiare ‘run into danger’.