risk-averse

[ risk-uh-vurs ]

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adverb

reluctant to take risks; tending to avoid risks as much as possible:
risk-averse entrepreneurs.
of or noting a person who invests in stocks, bonds, etc., with lower risks and generally lower rates of return so as to minimize the possibility of financial loss:
risk-averse investors who stick with government bonds.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of risk-averse¹

First recorded in 1960–65; risk ( def ) + averse ( def )

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A former Fox 2000 exec, he grasps the ways conglomeratization has made studios risk-averse in recent years.

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The Coachella payment plan is a financially sound, risk-averse option for those already planning to attend.

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De Luca and Abdy have bet on big budget projects by auteur directors not based on tested intellectual property, the kinds of movies that make risk-averse studio chiefs sweat bullets.

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The near-collapse of the property market has also made Chinese consumers more risk-averse, leading them to cut back on spending.

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This is what poll-driven, fear-based, irrationally risk-averse messaging looks like.

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