- The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a
precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as,
the brink of a chasm. Also Fig.
Meaning of 'brink' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . brink
[ n]
Meaning (1): - the limit beyond which something happens or changes
Brinkmanship Brinkmanship is a negotiating strategy in which one or even both sides in a dispute let the circumstance balance on the edge of collapse before working to solve it.