Word info Synonyms

risk-taking

Speech parts

1. risk-taking - Noun

2. risk-taking - Adjective

Meaning

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

Prone to engaging in risky behaviour or unafraid to do things with uncertain outcomes.

risk-taking (uncountable)

The practice or tendency of doing things that are risky or have uncertain outcomes.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

Of course risk-taking does not always pay off, but it's a lot of fun! Mary Wesley

Our greatest asset is the one we distrust the most: the built-in antifragility of certain risk-taking systems. Nassim Nicholas Taleb

I think risk-taking is a great adventure. And life should be full of adventures. Herbie Hancock

Sometimes you find that there is better material in small and more independent movies. There's more risk-taking. Nick Stahl

Dependency is death to initiative, to risk-taking and opportunity. It's time to stop the spread of government dependency and fight it like the poison it is. Mitt Romney

We got government off the backs of the people of India, particularly off the backs of India's entrepreneurs. We introduced more competition, both internal competition and external competition. We simplified and rationalized the tax system. We made risk-taking much more attractive. Manmohan Singh

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