reduction simplification | the act of reducing complexity |
decrease diminution reduction step-down | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
discount price reduction deduction | the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise |
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 |
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 |
reduction gear | gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed |
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 |
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 |
cooling chilling temperature reduction | the process of becoming cooler, a falling temperature |
meiosis miosis reduction division | (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms, the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) |
reduction reducing | any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen), always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent |
hazard jeopardy peril risk endangerment | a source of danger, a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune, drinking alcohol is a health hazard |
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 |