calculated risk
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 and 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.
- 2005, Arnoud De Meyer and Sam Gargy, Inspire to Innovate: Management and Innovation in Asia, Springer, page 17:
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Further reading
- “calculated risk”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- “calculated risk” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- “a calculated risk gamble” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “calculated risk” (US) / “calculated risk” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.