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"Risk" in Korean : 위험

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Pronunciation : Risk
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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.]
Definition : 1. Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction. The imminent and constant risk of assassination, a risk which has shaken very strong nerves. Macaulay.

2. (Com.)

Defn: Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property. To run a risk, to incur hazard; to encounter danger.

Syn. -- Danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. See Danger.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Risk
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [CF. F. risquer. See Risk, n.]
Definition : 1. To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in battle; to risk one's fame by a publication.

2. To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle.

Syn. -- To hazard; peril; endanger; jeopard.

t. [imp. & p. p. Risked; p. pr. & vb. n. Risking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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