calculated risk

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English

Noun

calculated risk (countable and uncountable, plural calculated risks)

A risk that may be taken, in the absence of complete information, after careful consideration of the likelihood and impact of failure in comparison to the rewards of success.
- 2005, Arnoud De Meyer, Sam Gargy, Inspire to Innovate: Management and Innovation in Asia, Springer, page 17:
  To be a successful innovator a company will need to convince its employees to take some calculated risks.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: laskelmoitu riski
French: risque calculé m
German: kalkuliertes Risiko n
Polish: not used in Polish

Further reading

“calculated risk”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“calculated risk”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“a calculated risk gamble” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
“calculated risk” (US) / “calculated risk” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.

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