danger

/ˈdān-jər/

Middle English daunger, from Anglo-French dangier, dongier, from Vulgar Latin *dominiarium, from Latin dominium ownership

noun

  1. exposure or liability to injury, pain, harm, or loss

  2. a case or cause of danger

  3. jurisdiction

a place where children could play without danger

verb

  1. endanger

noun

  1. extra money that someone is paid for doing work that is dangerous : (US) hazard pay