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S: http://www.nps.org.au/topics/ages-life-stages/for-individuals/older-people-and-medicines/for-individuals/medicine-risks-and-benefits (last access: 22 August 2015); http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/environmental-risk.html (last access: 22 August 2015); UN – http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/pages/risk_management.html (last access: 6 March 2013).
N: 1. risk (n.): 1660s, risque, from French risque (16c.), from Italian risco, riscio (modern rischio), from riscare “run into danger,” of uncertain origin. The anglicized spelling first recorded 1728. Spanish riesgo and German Risiko are Italian loan-words. With run (v.) from 1660s. Risk aversion is recorded from 1942; risk factor from 1906; risk management from 1963; risk taker from 1892.
2. Origin: French risque, from Italian risco.
First Known Use: circa 1661.
Meanings:
- The possibility that something bad or unpleasant (such as an injury or a loss) will happen.
- Someone or something that may cause something bad or unpleasant to happen.
- A person or thing that someone judges to be a good or bad choice for insurance, a loan, etc.
S: 1. OED – http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=risk&searchmode=none (last access: 5 September 2014). 2. MW – http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk (last access: 6 October 2015).
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