adj.
Being endangered, as from exposure to disease or from a lack of parental or familial guidance and proper health care: efforts to make the vaccine available to at-risk groups of children.
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Dictionary:
at-risk (ăt'rĭsk') |
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| Idioms: at risk |
1.
In danger, as in Their house's location on the San Andreas Fault puts them at risk in the next major earthquake. [c. 1900]
2.
Legally responsible to pay for loss or damage, as in If he can't keep up with the insurance premiums, he is at risk for any liability claims on the property. [Late 1700s]
| Prohibited Risk (insurance term) | |
| Uninsurable Risk (insurance term) | |
| Risk Transfer (finance term) |
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| What is a risk to one is a risk to all? |
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