(insurance) Risks that are produced by a non-human source and are beyond human control. They are unexpected but happen regularly enough in a general population to be broadly predictable. Good examples of external risks are natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanoes.

Having a great risk.

(finance) Risk peculiar to an asset, which can be eliminated through diversification.

(finance) The risk that the value of an investment will decrease due to moves in market factors. / (finance) Systematic risk.

(finance) The risk of loss due to a debtor's non-payment or delayed payment of a financial obligation, such as an account payable, a loan or other line of credit.

Free from or devoid of risk; safe.

superlative form of high-risk: most high-risk

comparative form of high-risk: more high-risk

(idiomatic) To do something risky.

The systematic use of graphics (such as interactive charts, visual metaphors and mapping techniques) to augment the quality of risk communication along the entire risk management cycle.