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

Both are home to dense concentrations of top-tier universities and talent, deep pools of venture capital, and cultures that celebrate risk-taking, reward entrepreneurship, and transform academic research into commercial breakthroughs. —Benjamin Sharoni, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025

The cryptocurrency has fallen to levels not seen since April as investors have pulled back on their risk-taking in the market. —Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2025

And that’s because, frankly, there just isn’t the risk-taking happening in this market that there once was. —Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025

Across their press tour so far, each of the young actors have showcased their own very personal senses of style, finding lightness, personality, and a little bit of risk-taking in these red carpet moments. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for risk-taking

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