risk
1. risk \'risk\ n [F risque, fr. It risco] 1: possibility of loss or injury
: PERIL 2: a dangerous element or factor 3a1: the chance of loss or the
perils to the subject matter of an insurance contract 3a2: the degree of
probability of such loss 3b: a person or thing that is a specified hazard
to an insurer {a poor R@ for insurance} 3c: an insurance hazard from a
specified cause or source {war ~}
2. risk \'riskt, nonstand 'rist\ vt or risked; or risk.ing 1: to expose to
hazard or danger 2: to incur the risk or danger of - risk.er n