moderation
mitigation | the action of lessening in severity or intensity, the object being control or moderation of economic depressions |
extenuation
mitigation
palliation | to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious |
risk
peril
danger | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury, he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime, there was a danger he would do the wrong thing |
limitation
restriction | an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) |
risk arbitrage
takeover arbitrage | arbitrage involving risk, as in the simultaneous purchase of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its potential acquirer, if the takeover fails the arbitrageur may lose a great deal of money |
| auto limitation | social control achieved as a manifestation of self-will or general consent |
| risk risk of exposure | the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent |
| risk risk of infection | the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred |
| limitation | the quality of being limited or restricted, it is a good plan but it has serious limitations |
restriction
limitation | a principle that limits the extent of something, I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements |
extenuation
mitigation | a partial excuse to mitigate censure, an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances |
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
SALT | negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons |
| gambler risk taker | someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement |
venture capital
risk capital | wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises |
limit
limitation | the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed, there are limits on the amount you can bet, it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight |
hazard
jeopardy
peril
risk
endangerment | a source of danger, a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune, drinking alcohol is a health hazard |
| limitation | (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought, statute of limitations |
gamble
chance
risk hazard
take chances
adventure run a risk
take a chance | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome, When you buy these stocks you are gambling |
risk
put on the line
lay on the line | expose to a chance of loss or damage, We risked losing a lot of money in this venture, Why risk your life?, She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong |
risk-free
riskless
unhazardous | thought to be devoid of risk |
bad risky
high-risk
speculative | not financially safe or secure, a bad investment, high risk investments, anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky, speculative business enterprises |