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acceptable risk

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acceptable risk [ak¦sep·tə·bəl ′risk]
(geophysics)
In seismology, that level of earthquake effects which is judged to be of sufficiently low social and economic consequence, and which is useful for determining design requirements in structures or for taking certain actions.


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I finally convinced the evaluation team that we must select the small business, as we had put them in our competitive range, and therefore technically should be able to do the work with acceptable risk.
* Be able to help clients optimize their capital structure to maximize returns at an acceptable risk tolerance, whether employing traditional reinsurance or tapping a broadening array of other capital sources.
Another factor in defining acceptable risk levels relates to the healthcare worker's specialty.
 
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