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

Trading is about "risk management and your perception of where the world is and how people think the world is," he said.

From Barron's

At least 642,122 people have been affected since 7 January by flooding - particularly in southern and central regions, with 12 deaths recorded so far, according to provisional data from the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction.

From BBC

It has also been used in banking transactions, program enrollment, risk management, and so on.

From Barron's

“For now, concerns that the AI trade is overdone appears to be fueling healthy rotation within the U.S. equity market and risk management,” she added.

From Barron's

Viraj Patel, partner and deputy head of research at Vanda, says institutional investors now keep tabs on retail data for risk management and idea generation.

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