risk-averse

Adjective

Meaning

risk-averse (comparative more risk-averse, superlative most risk-averse)

Unwilling to take risks; especially (economics) reluctant to accept a bargain with an uncertain payoff rather than another bargain with a more certain, but possibly lower, expected payoff.

Alternative names

risk averse

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If we overregulate, over control, impose too many burdens and too much bureaucracy - or if we do it across the board, without taking into account the differences among businesses and their relative impact on society - that could make people risk-averse and dampen the entrepreneurial spirit. Samuel J. Palmisano

People who are over-educated become risk-averse. Tamara Mellon

As a traditionally risk-averse nation, India has rarely been at the forefront of innovation. Indian companies have mostly imitated others and became very good at it. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

However, modern TPS materials often lack the flight history of the older materials (an important consideration for a risk-averse designer). Source: Internet

Decision makers adopt a “measure twice, cut once” approach that is risk-averse and intended to commit to a reasonable course of action over the long run. Source: Internet

High uncertainty causes risk-averse households to delay big purchases. Source: Internet

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