ALL meanings of at risk
at risk
A a - phrase at risk To be at risk means to be in a situation where something unpleasant might happen. 3
- noun at risk vulnerable; likely to be lost or damaged 3
- noun at risk vulnerable to personal damage, to the extent that a welfare agency might take protective responsibility 3
- noun at risk in danger of damage, injury, loss, etc. 3
- noun at risk exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk. 1
- noun at risk Insurance. the hazard or chance of loss. the degree of probability of such loss. the amount that the insurance company may lose. a person or thing with reference to the hazard involved in insuring him, her, or it. the type of loss, as life, fire, marine disaster, or earthquake, against which an insurance policy is drawn. 1
- verb with object at risk to expose to the chance of injury or loss; hazard: to risk one's life. 1
- verb with object at risk to venture upon; take or run the chance of: to risk a fall in climbing; to risk a war. 1
- idioms at risk at risk, in a dangerous situation or status; in jeopardy: families at risk in the area of the weakened dam. under financial or legal obligation; held responsible: Are individual investors at risk for the debt part of the real estate venture? 1
- idioms at risk take / run a risk, to expose oneself to the chance of injury or loss; put oneself in danger; hazard; venture. 1
- adverb at risk in danger 1
- preposition at risk In a state or condition marked by a high level of risk or vulnerability. 0