risk-taking

noun

: the act or fact of doing something that involves danger or risk in order to achieve a goal

Starting a business always involves some risk-taking.

Examples of risk-taking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ueda’s comments come after BOJ board member Hajime Takata reportedly said Tuesday that the Japanese central bank needs to raise interest rates further, as keeping them low at current levels could result in excessive risk-taking and higher inflation. —Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025

Punishing Failure And/Or Discouraging Risk Be careful to avoid punishing failure or discouraging risk-taking. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

Zoom in: One option would involve relaxing bank regulations to exempt Treasury securities from counting toward the supplementary leverage ratio that constrains risk-taking by the biggest banks. —Neil Irwin, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025

Some unforgettable moments were Luar’s Raul Lopez’ high-octane risk-taking show and Thom Browne’s theatrical paper bird sky and playfully colorful collection. —David Moin, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for risk-taking

• awaking
• backbreaking
• bookmaking
• breathtaking
• brickmaking
• caretaking
• dressmaking
• filmmaking
• forsaking
• glassmaking
• groundbreaking
• haymaking