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- [risk ben-uh-fit]
- /rɪsk ˈbɛn ə fɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [risk ben-uh-fit]
- /rɪsk ˈbɛn ə fɪt/
Definition of risk-benefit word
- adjective risk-benefit involving studies, testing, etc., to establish whether the benefits, as of a course of medical treatment, outweigh the risks involved: to arrive at a risk-benefit ratio. 1
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Origin of risk-benefit
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75
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Parts of speech for Risk-benefit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
risk-benefit popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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