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risk appetite

risk appetite noun: the amount of risk that an investor or other entity is willing to accept in pursuit of a return.

Noun

risk appetite (plural risk appetites)

  1. The amount of risk that an investor or other entity is willing to accept in pursuit of a return.

Forms of risk appetite

pluralrisk appetites

Questions about risk appetite

What does risk appetite mean?
Risk appetite means the amount of risk that an investor or other entity is willing to accept in pursuit of a return.
What part of speech is risk appetite?
Risk appetite is a noun.
What is the plural of risk appetite?
The plural of risk appetite is risk appetites.

Words near risk appetite in the dictionary

  1. risingly
  2. risings
  3. risings of the moon
  4. Risis
  5. risk
  6. risk appetite
  7. risk appetites
  8. risk assessment
  9. risk assessments
  10. risk aversion
  11. risk capital

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