risky

[US]/ˈrɪski/
[UK]/ˈrɪski/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.dangerous
adventurous
scandalous

Phrases & Collocations

risky investment

Example Sentences

It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.

it was much too risky to try to disarm him.

It all sounds decidedly risky to me.

All business activities are inherently risky.

He is well aware how risky this investment is.

the cargo business is too risky to hazard money on.

risky verbal exchanges that the pair might pleasure in.

their risky patter made the guests laugh.

it was risky to stake his reputation on one big success.

some risky activities are uninsurable at any price.

Taxes reduce the expected return on a risky asset but also lessen its riskiness.

He accomplished his purpose, the rapid acquisition of enormous profits, only by making risky investments. Toachieve is to accomplish something especially by dint of effort or despite difficulty; the term often implies a significant result:

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