risk assessment

Term of the Day risk assessment The identification, evaluation, and estimation of the levels of risks involved in a situation, their comparison against benchmarks or standards, and determination of an acceptable level of risk. Learn more about this term Usage Example When choosing which stocks to buy shares of, the investor conducted a thorough risk assessment to determine what his rate of return would be and to evaluate the potential losses.

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