/ Dictionary / Index R risk: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: risk Pronunciation: (risk), [key] —v.t. to expose to the chance of injury or loss; hazard: to risk one's life. to venture upon; take or run the chance of: to risk a fall in climbing; to risk a war. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: risk (Thesaurus) rising sign risk-benefit Related Content Daily Word Quiz: winsome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language