risk aversion
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see risk, aversionUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see risk, aversion.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see risk, aversion.
(uncountable)Tendency of a decision-maker to prefer a certain payoff to one of greater expected value but more uncertainty.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable