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risk-benefit

American

[risk-ben-uh-fit] / ˈrɪskˈbɛn ə fɪt /

adjective

involving studies, testing, etc., to establish whether the benefits, as of a course of medical treatment, outweigh the risks involved.

to arrive at a risk-benefit ratio.

Etymology

Origin of risk-benefit

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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Yet Drs. Makary and Prasad didn’t seem to understand that the risk-benefit assessment for approving drugs for deadly diseases must be different.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“Individual-based decision-making” polls well because it evokes time, attention and continuity of care — a trusted doctor who walks every family through a personalized risk-benefit calculus.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

“I am very careful about my risk-benefit decisions,” he said at the time.

From Barron's • Oct. 7, 2025

Hopefully many of them will update their risk-benefit analysis and get vaccinated, he says.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2025

However, the risk-benefit tradeoff of these new therapies is not yet well established.

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2023

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