risk capital
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Access to risk capital is the critical issue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
The Iranian judiciary confirmed Soltani was under arrest but said he had not been sentenced to death and his charges meant he did not risk capital punishment.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
The bitcoin-to-gold volatility ratio drifted below 2.0, implying that “bitcoin currently consumes 1.8 times more risk capital than gold.”
From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025
That matters because climate tech requires experimentation, and VC firms that provide money to nascent businesses are playing an essential role by giving climate tech startups risk capital, said Adesina.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024
Owing to the unfairness of German competition by methods just exemplified, a manufacturer, as a rule, does not care to risk capital in the payment of a number of chemists for making "fine chemicals."
From New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various
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