high-risk
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4.4
- adjective
- /haɪ rɪsk/
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de alto riesgo
- Elderly immigrants are targeted as a high-risk population by both the health and social services in Israel.
- high-risk behavior
- high-risk sexual behavior
- high-risk pregnancies
Like this is a very high risk move, like high school.
- Like this is a very high risk move, like high school.
- And three, it's a, it's definitely a high risk, high risk, high return strategy.
- Being an entrepreneur is high risk but potential high return.
- And the way that I think about debt is it is high risk but high potential.
- And so things like this, you know, cucumbers, zucchinis, tomatoes, these are high risk, high reward plants.
- And if you, if you shun that it, it's a very high risk game.
- They'll pour all kinds of money into their high risk, high reward, all kinds of money into R&D;.
- Banks close thousands of accounts per year of people considered suspicious, high risk or difficult to monitor.
- They are doing their best to try to optimize answers in a long term, high risk business.
- It becomes a scam when people expect insurance to cover things that aren't high risk situations.
- The thing, the reason I don't do it here, this is the highest risk now.
Examples
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Our findings indicate that this is a high-risk group to whom further attention is warranted.
Academic text (2008) -
The company's decision to launch a high-risk product could lead to financial ruin if it fails.
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And three, it's a, it's definitely a high risk, high risk, high return strategy.
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And the way that I think about debt is it is high risk but high potential.
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So Spain was like, yes, great idea, high risk, high return.
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So these are high risk environments.
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Being an entrepreneur is high risk but potential high return.
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An irreversible change and a high risk of failure.
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Well, with the economy in its current condition, I think I'd have to advise against such a high-risk investment.
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You're in an extremely high-risk situation, Miss Cullen.
Synonyms
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1.5
Likely to cause harm or injury
269
3.6
Likely to cause loss, harm, or danger
149
7.5
Not likely to be paid back as a debt
98
5.2
Likely to cause harm or danger
30
8.5
Likely to be risky or dangerous because the outcome is uncertain
20
7.3
Risky and likely to lose money while aiming for quick profit
How Risky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word high-risk is a simple combination of high and risk. High means 'large' or 'great', and risk means 'danger' or 'a chance of loss', so high-risk describes something with a large chance of loss or harm.