riskfree

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adjective

Free from risk; safe.

Similar
dangerlesssafe
OriginOld English frēo ← Proto-West Germanic *friu ← Proto-Germanic *frijwaz →
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Meanings

adjectiveriskfree (not comparable)

alternative risk-free

  1. especiallynot comparableFree from risk; safe.

    Synonyms: dangerless, safe

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFree from risk; safe.

Similar
dangerlesssafe
Also see
dangerless

Origin

  1. Vulgar Latin*resecum
  2. Old Italianrisco
  3. Italianrischiare
  4. Middle Frenchrisque
  5. Englishrisque
  6. Englishrisk
  7. Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*priHós
  9. Proto-Germanic*frijwaz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*friu
  11. Old Englishfrēo
  12. Englishriskfree

From risk + -free.

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Translations

German risikolos
  • risikolosfree from risk
Hungarian kockázatmentes
  • kockázatmentesfree from risk
Cite this entry
APA

riskfree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riskfree

MLA

“riskfree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riskfree. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riskfree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riskfree.

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