SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
risk mitigation
noun phrase
Actions intended to reduce the likelihood or adverse consequences of an identified risk.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Reducing risk
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Usage distinction
Return to topThese related measures address likelihood, consequences, or both. Risk assessment identifies and evaluates risk; mitigation acts to reduce it and does not guarantee elimination.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See risk mitigation in use
The project plan included risk mitigation for equipment failures.
The classroom exercise's risk mitigation rule limited exposure to one invented venture, reducing the loss built into the exercise if that venture failed.
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