calculated risk

calculated risk
{n.} An action that may fail but is judged more likely to succeed. * /The sending of troops to the rebellious island was a calculated risk./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • calculated risk — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms calculated risk : singular calculated risk plural calculated risks a risk that you take after carefully considering the possible results …   English dictionary

  • calculated risk —    A calculated risk is a risk taken with full knowledge of the dangers involved.     The company took a calculated risk when they hired Sean straight out of college …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • calculated risk — {n.} An action that may fail but is judged more likely to succeed. * /The sending of troops to the rebellious island was a calculated risk./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • calculated\ risk — noun An action that may fail but is judged more likely to succeed. The sending of troops to the rebellious island was a calculated risk …   Словарь американских идиом

  • calculated risk — an action that may fail but has a good chance to succeed They took a calculated risk when they opened the new store but it has been very successful …   Idioms and examples

  • calculated risk — risk which has been considered, danger which has been taken into account before a decision was made …   English contemporary dictionary

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