brink
//brɪŋk//
Noun
brinkSingular
brinksPlural
1
The extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body of water.
We stood on the brink of the cliff and looked down at the ocean below.
2
The point at which something is about to happen; the verge of a significant event or state.
The company was on the brink of bankruptcy before the new investor stepped in.