{
    "term": "risk",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the possibility of something bad happening at some time in the future; a situation that could be dangerous or have a bad result",
            "sensetop": "risk of somethingrisk of doing somethingrisk (that)…risk to somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The **health risks** are very low."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **high risk** of failure",
                    "contextForm": "risk of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a serious/significant risk of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The study found a slightly **increased risk **of cancer in this group."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Steps have been taken to **reduce the risk** of any trouble."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Use filters or boil water to **minimize the risk** of infection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Smoking can **increase the risk** of developing heart disease.",
                    "contextForm": "risk of doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is still a risk that the whole deal will fall through.",
                    "contextForm": "risk (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The chemicals **pose little risk** *(= are not dangerous)* to human health.",
                    "contextForm": "risk to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a calculated risk *(= one that you think is small compared with the possible benefits)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Trying new things can be a gamble, but it's worth the risk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Patients should be made aware of the risks involved with this treatment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Make sure you understand the **risks and benefits**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cigarette smoking is a **risk factor** for this disease."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The benefits outweigh the risks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You have to weigh risks and benefits."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Any business venture contains an element of risk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Consider your own risk tolerance. How many chances are you willing to take?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Farmers invest in irrigation to manage risk in drought years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Miners are a high risk group for certain types of gastric cancer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Smoking doubles the risk of having a stroke."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Standards of hygiene have fallen with all the attendant risks of disease."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The directors will have to assess our credit risk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lawyers are assuming all the financial risk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The operation carries an element of risk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The perceived risk is far greater than reality."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are considerable risks inherent in the policy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These funds spread the risk among different countries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Young male drivers are a higher risk category compared to mature ladies and even women of the same age."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a big jump in the risk premium on corporate bonds"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a higher risk of stomach cancer"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a reduced risk for heart disease"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a risk from contaminated water"
                },
                {
                    "text": "efforts to persuade the public to reduce risk behaviour"
                },
                {
                    "text": "investors' assessments of overall risk levels"
                },
                {
                    "text": "its judgment of what constitutes an acceptable risk"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the strategies of risk avoidance that people practice in their everyday lives"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Thankfully the risk paid off."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The rewards may well justify the risks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Companies can mitigate the risks of losing valuable data."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Danger"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "considerable", "enormous"],
                "… of risk": ["degree", "level", "element"],
                "verb + risk": ["face", "run", "take"],
                "risk + verb": ["outweigh something"],
                "risk + noun": ["group", "factor", "assessment"],
                "preposition": ["at risk", "at risk from", "at risk of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "at your own risk",
                    "an increase in risk",
                    "a reduction in risk"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person or thing that is likely to cause problems or danger at some time in the future",
            "sensetop": "risk to something/somebody",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Those old boxes in the corridor are a fire risk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a safety/health risk"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The group was considered to be a risk to national security.",
                    "contextForm": "risk to something/somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Pollutants in the river **pose a** real **risk** to the fish."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tuberculosis threatens to become a major health risk worldwide."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sending cash in the post is a bit of a risk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Gloss paint can burn strongly and pose a fire risk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "solutions to address security risks more effectively"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a major risk to livestock"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They try to identify every possible risk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is no longer considered a security risk in the State of California."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The prisoner was being closely monitored because he was judged to be a suicide risk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His lawyer argued that he was not a flight risk."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Danger"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "considerable", "enormous"],
                "… of risk": ["degree", "level", "element"],
                "verb + risk": ["face", "run", "take"],
                "risk + verb": ["outweigh something"],
                "risk + noun": ["group", "factor", "assessment"],
                "preposition": ["at risk", "at risk from", "at risk of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "at your own risk",
                    "an increase in risk",
                    "a reduction in risk"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person or business that a bank or an insurance company is willing/unwilling to lend money or sell insurance to because they are likely/unlikely to pay back the money, etc.",
            "sensetop": "a good/bad/poor risk",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "With five previous claims, he's now a bad insurance risk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's a good insurance risk."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "considerable", "enormous"],
                "… of risk": ["degree", "level", "element"],
                "verb + risk": ["face", "run", "take"],
                "risk + verb": ["outweigh something"],
                "risk + noun": ["group", "factor", "assessment"],
                "preposition": ["at risk", "at risk from", "at risk of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "at your own risk",
                    "an increase in risk",
                    "a reduction in risk"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in danger of something unpleasant or harmful happening",
            "sensetop": "at risk of (doing) somethingat risk from (doing) something",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "As with all diseases, certain groups will be more at risk than others."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If we go to war, innocent lives will be **put at risk**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Journalists in the zone are at serious risk of being kidnapped.",
                    "contextForm": "at risk of (doing) something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Adults were also at risk from epidemics.",
                    "contextForm": "at risk from (doing) something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Children are at greater risk for these diseases."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They do their patriotic duty at great personal risk."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Danger"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to introduce something that may sound stupid or may offend somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "At the risk of showing my ignorance, how exactly does the internet work?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "with the possibility of harming yourself/somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He dived in to save the dog at considerable risk to his own life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He saved the child at considerable risk to himself."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do something even though you have been warned about the possible dangers and will have to take responsibility for anything bad that happens",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Persons swimming beyond this point do so at their own risk *(= on a notice)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Valuables are left at their owner's risk *(= on a notice)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The building is unsafe—enter at your own risk."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Danger"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be or put yourself in a situation in which something bad could happen to you",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "People who are overweight run a risk of a heart attack or stroke."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We don't want to run the risk of losing their business."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Investment is all about running risks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you don't revise, you run the risk of failing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They run great political risks by opposing him."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do something even though you know that something bad could happen as a result",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That's a risk I'm not prepared to take."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You have no right to take risks with other people's lives."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was so close, he decided to take a calculated risk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I take calculated risks but never gamble."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was taking a big risk in lending her the money."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm not prepared to take risks—I want the equipment thoroughly checked."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She knew she had taken an enormous risk in going to see Helen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sometimes leaders need to be prepared to take risks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He knew he was taking a big risk by going skiing."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪsk/",
                "audio": "ri/risk/risk__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪsk/",
                "audio": "ri/risk/risk__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from French risque (noun), risquer (verb), from Italian risco ‘danger’ and rischiare ‘run into danger’."
}