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

Everybody’s Fly taps into Freddy’s origins as a risk-taking (though uncharacteristically sensible) teenager, his connections to Blondie, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, fellow graffiti pioneer Lee Quiñones. — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 22 June 2026

The conversation highlights the short film as a space for fresh perspectives, creative risk-taking, and original work. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 June 2026

The third quarter of the nineteenth century was a period in which global capitalism made great strides, eliciting a wave of optimism and risk-taking. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

The lack of risk-taking has helped keep a lid on financial flows, while supply levers have averted the worst hit to the market. — Devika Krishna Kumar, Fortune, 6 June 2026

Rhymes for risk-taking

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