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risk assessment

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The overall process of identifying all the risks to and from an activity and assessing the potential impact of each risk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • BBC News website, Radioactive warning on Fife beach read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/4974692.stm on 14 May 2006 - Sepa has been carrying out a risk assessment at the bay and now wants a detailed investigation to be carried out.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The determination of the potential impact of an individual risk by measuring or otherwise assessing both the likelihood that it will occur and the impact if it should occur, and then combining the result according to an agreed rule to give a single measure of potential impact.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 風險評估 /风险评估 (fēngxiǎn pínggū) — overall process of identifying risks
  • Finnish: riskienarviointi — overall process of identifying risks
  • French: évaluation des risques — overall process of identifying risks
  • French: évaluation du risque — overall process of identifying risks
  • Indonesian: asesmen risiko — overall process of identifying risks
  • Indonesian: penaksiran risiko — overall process of identifying risks
  • Indonesian: penilaian risiko — overall process of identifying risks
  • Indonesian: penentuan risiko — overall process of identifying risks
  • Indonesian: taksiran resiko — overall process of identifying risks
  • Indonesian: prakiraan resiko — overall process of identifying risks
  • Irish: measúnú riosca — overall process of identifying risks
  • Malay: penaksiran risiko — overall process of identifying risks
  • Malay: penilaian risiko — overall process of identifying risks
  • Malay: taksiran risiko — overall process of identifying risks
  • Malay: penjangkaan risiko — overall process of identifying risks
  • Marathi: जोखीम विश्लेषण (jokhīm viśleṣaṇ) — overall process of identifying risks
  • Polish: ocena ryzyka — overall process of identifying risks
  • Portuguese: avaliação de risco — overall process of identifying risks
  • Chinese Mandarin: 風險評估 /风险评估 (fēngxiǎn pínggū) — determination of the potential impact of an individual risk
  • Finnish: riskinarviointi — determination of the potential impact of an individual risk
  • Finnish: riskinmääritys — determination of the potential impact of an individual risk
  • Marathi: जोखीम विश्लेषण (jokhīm viśleṣaṇ) — determination of the potential impact of an individual risk
  • Polish: ocena ryzyka — determination of the potential impact of an individual risk
  • Portuguese: avaliação de risco — determination of the potential impact of an individual risk