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

Celebrate intelligent risk-taking, not just polished outcomes. —Bill Fischer, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025

All three emphasized risk-taking, authenticity and resilience, an ethos that resonated deeply in a week filled with questions about automation, corporatization and global instability. —Jamie Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025

Because participating in sports cultivates resilience, risk-taking, leadership and strategic thinking—all essential in today’s workplace. —Kathy Caprino, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025

Which is to say, of course teen movies reflect the times in which they are made and society’s contemporaneous understanding of what Kids Today are like (wholesome or delinquent, risk-taking or anxious, horny or … horny). —Lisa Schwarzbaum, New York Times, 31 May 2025

Rhymes for risk-taking

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