risk management

American  

noun

1. the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.

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Other Word Forms

• risk manager noun

Etymology

Origin of risk management

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

AI for the quantitative world is something else entirely, focusing on creating novel medical treatments, de novo material science, and advanced risk management and portfolio construction.

From The Wall Street Journal

To manage the challenges of 2026 and bolster profitability, they said they would focus on improving financial planning, increasing risk management, and growing their liquidity to fund anticipated investments.

From Barron's

But banks themselves might choose to remain very highly liquid for their own internal risk management, as it is something monitored closely by some customers, investors and banks’ own lenders.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because nonprofits are not public utilities, they are not obligated to share all of their research to the wider population and might be pressured to focus on projects that address the specific risk management concerns of their donors.

From Salon

We spread risk into many small short positions, keeping the risk management tight on the short side.

From Barron's