risk-taking

American  

[risk-tayk-ing] / ˈrɪskˌteɪk ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or practice of engaging in actions that involve risk.

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adjective

1. characterized by taking risks.

Other Word Forms

• non-risk-taking adjective
• risk-taker noun

Example Sentences

Because your brother’s care is your primary long-term goal, your investments correctly reflect stability, protection against inflation and, as you age, more moderate growth rather than aggressive risk-taking.

From MarketWatch

What was life like for Scotland pre-Russell, pre the outrageous skill with hand and boot, pre the vision and the execution, the confidence and the personality that gets you off your seat and, yes, the risk-taking that can make you hide behind it at times when it goes wrong?

From BBC

Lafferty said he isn’t looking for engineers with perfect track records, as a lack of failure often indicates a lack of risk-taking.

From The Wall Street Journal

In seven decades of boldness and risk-taking, my mother’s single greatest regret is marching for the 1979 revolution in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal

Duane wondered if his risk-taking had gone too far.

From Literature

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• valor