(colloquial, humorous) To take a risk for the chance of some benefit or reward.

plural of risk society

(sociology) A modern human society focused on possible future outcomes and what could go wrong.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see risk, aversion. / Tendency of a decision-maker to prefer a certain payoff to one of greater expected value but more uncertainty.

(often followed by of) to risk something important.

Alternative form of x-risk

Initialism of existential risk.

A hypothetical future event which could cause human extinction or permanently and severely curtail humanity's potential.

Having undergone a risk assessment.

Involving a lesser degree of risk.