risk-benefit

[risk-ben-uh-fit]

adjective

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of risk-benefit¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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

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“As you get older, it takes the body longer to heal. But it comes down to a risk-benefit analysis. The endorphins, the adrenaline — the joy of it — as well as the new challenges that stress the mind in a good way would be very mentally stimulating. You’re forming new neural pathways as you’re trying new moves. It would help keep the brain young and fresh.”

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

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Even so, they suggested that their findings “may inform future public health risk-benefit assessments of fluoride.”

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“But if you are feeling better, and you know you don’t have a fever, and you’re not using Tylenol or Advil to mask your fever, it’s what I would call a risk-benefit situation.”

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