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jeopardy

noun

jeop·​ar·​dy ˈje-pər-dē How to pronounce jeopardy (audio)
1
: exposure to or imminence of death, loss, or injury : danger
placing their lives in jeopardy
workers in jeopardy of losing their jobs
2
law : the danger that an accused person is subjected to when on trial for a criminal offense

Did you know?

Geoffrey Chaucer employed the word jeopardy in his late 14th-century masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales, but its Middle English form can make it hard to spot: it appears in the phrase "in jupartie" with a meaning very much akin to the word's meaning in the modern phrase "in jeopardy"—that is, "in danger." The spellings of what we now render only as jeopardy were formerly myriad. The Oxford English Dictionary reports that between the late 14th and mid-17th centuries the word was spelled in a great variety of ways, among them iuperti, yoberte, iepardye, ieoberye, and jobardy.

Example Sentences

the city's firefighters routinely put their lives in jeopardy by executing daring rescues
Recent Examples on the Web If there's intelligence that has been shared with us by allies, and that is mishandled, all of that could be in jeopardy. CBS News, 11 Sep. 2022 Putin, meanwhile, blamed Ukraine for putting the plant in jeopardy. Paul Best, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2022 The West is in the throes of a 23-year megadrought that has nearly drained reservoirs and put water supplies in jeopardy. Brian Melley, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 One exception is the country’s actual last official lightkeeper still working for the Coast Guard: Her name is Sally Snowman, and her job and second home, Boston Light, are in jeopardy. Anna Fiorentino, Outside Online, 8 Sep. 2022 Those deliveries were in jeopardy, Denholm said, because replacing the catalytic converter would cost about $11,000 and — initially — would have taken weeks because of supply problems. Johanna Seltz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 But several European governments say that now is no time to meddle with an important energy industry, with supplies of Russian gas and oil in jeopardy. Sarah Hurtes, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022 After graduating 12 from last year’s squad that won 29 matches and lost to eventual state champion Brandeis in the regional semifinals, their streak seemed in jeopardy this season. David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Sep. 2022 In jeopardy is money that goes toward equipment purchases, capital improvements at jails, food purchases, and training. al, 5 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English jeopardie, from Anglo-French juparti, jeuparti alternative, literally, divided game

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of jeopardy was in the 14th century

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