calculated risk
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calculated risk — UK US noun [C] ► a risk that you consider is worth taking because the result, if it is successful, will be very good: »It is scary, but investing is all about spotting potential and taking calculated risks. »In an economic climate where starting… … Financial and business terms
calculated risk — index speculation (risk) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
calculated risk — noun count a risk that you take after carefully considering the possible results … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
calculated risk — noun 1. : a hazard or chance of failure whose degree of probability has been reckoned or estimated before some undertaking is entered upon 2. : an undertaking or the actual or possible product of an undertaking whose chance of failure has been… … Useful english dictionary
calculated risk — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms calculated risk : singular calculated risk plural calculated risks a risk that you take after carefully considering the possible results … English dictionary
calculated risk — A calculated risk is a risk taken with full knowledge of the dangers involved. The company took a calculated risk when they hired Sean straight out of college … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
calculated risk — {n.} An action that may fail but is judged more likely to succeed. * /The sending of troops to the rebellious island was a calculated risk./ … Dictionary of American idioms
calculated\ risk — noun An action that may fail but is judged more likely to succeed. The sending of troops to the rebellious island was a calculated risk … Словарь американских идиом
calculated risk — an action that may fail but has a good chance to succeed They took a calculated risk when they opened the new store but it has been very successful … Idioms and examples
calculated risk — risk which has been considered, danger which has been taken into account before a decision was made … English contemporary dictionary
