[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

risk \risk\, n. f. risque; cf. it. risco, risico, rischio, pg.
   risco, sp. riesgo, and also sp. risco a steep rock; all
   probably fr. l. resceare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare
   to cut; -- the word having been probably first used among
   sailors. see section.
   1. hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or
      destruction.
      1913 webster

            the imminent and constant risk of assassination, a
            risk which has shaken very strong nerves.
                                                  --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   2. com. hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property.
      1913 webster

   to run a risk, to incur hazard; to encounter danger.
      1913 webster

   syn: danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. see danger.
        1913 webster
see also:
section to run a risk danger 

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