ハイリスク

はいりすく
noun, na-adjective
high risk; high-risk
businessevaluationfinance
1. high risk; high-risk
A high level of danger or of possible loss. From English "high risk," and used mainly in finance, insurance, and medicine, usually attributively with の or before another noun.
ハイリスクな投資(とうし)だ。
It's a high-risk investment.
ハイリスク・ハイリターンの商品(しょうひん)を選(えら)んだ。
I chose a high-risk, high-return product.
This operation is high-risk, so please discuss it carefully with your family before deciding.

Takes both な and の before a noun: ハイリスクな投資(とうし) and ハイリスクの投資(とうし) are both heard, with な more common in speech.

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