risk appetite

noun

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

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Meanings

nounrisk appetite (plural risk appetites)

plural risk appetites

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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 風險偏好 /风险偏好
  • 風險偏好 /风险偏好 (fēngxiǎn piānhào)amount of risk
Finnish riskinottohalu
  • riskinottohaluamount of risk
Italian propensione al rischio
  • propensione al rischioamount of risk
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APA

risk appetite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risk%20appetite

MLA

“risk appetite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risk%20appetite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “risk appetite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risk%20appetite.

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