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risk averse [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-06-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- risk averse
1, record 1, English, risk%20averse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- risk-averse 2, record 1, English, risk%2Daverse
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Describes an investor who, when faced with two investments with the same expected return but different risks, prefers the one with the lower risk. 3, record 1, English, - risk%20averse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aversion au risque
1, record 1, French, aversion%20au%20risque
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Postulat qu'entre deux placements offrant des rendements similaires, un investisseur préférera le placement offrant un moindre risque. 2, record 1, French, - aversion%20au%20risque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hypothèse selon laquelle, face à des titres de même rendement, un investisseur rationnel cherchera le titre offrant le moindre risque. Plus le risque augmente, plus il demandera un taux de rendement élevé. 3, record 1, French, - aversion%20au%20risque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-02-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Investment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- risk averse 1, record 2, English, risk%20averse
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of an investor requiring a lower level of risk than the market average and who therefore prefers to invest in safer although less profitable securities. 1, record 2, English, - risk%20averse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
risk averse: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 2, English, - risk%20averse
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prudent
1, record 2, French, prudent
adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- craintif 1, record 2, French, craintif
adjective
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un investisseur qui préfère moins de risques que la moyenne du marché, et qui choisit les investissements plus sûrs et moins rentables. 2, record 2, French, - prudent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Définition extraite du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduite avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 1, record 2, French, - prudent
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inversiones
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- adverso al riesgo
1, record 2, Spanish, adverso%20al%20riesgo
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dice de un inversor que prefiere menos riesgo que la media del mercado, por lo que preferirá invertir en valores más seguros aunque menos rentables. 1, record 2, Spanish, - adverso%20al%20riesgo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
adverso al riesgo: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 2, Spanish, - adverso%20al%20riesgo
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-10-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
- Translation (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- risk-averse
1, record 3, English, risk%2Daverse
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- risk averse 2, record 3, English, risk%20averse
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Similarly, at Nordion executives feel they have now got financial controls in place but have not balanced them with incentives for risk taking. Consequently, they feel that they are not pushing hard enough. They attribute some of this to a patient but risk-averse shareholder, the federal government. 3, record 3, English, - risk%2Daverse
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- peu enclin à courir des risques
1, record 3, French, peu%20enclin%20%C3%A0%20courir%20des%20risques
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- peu enclin à prendre des risques 2, record 3, French, peu%20enclin%20%C3%A0%20prendre%20des%20risques
correct
- qui redoute les risques 2, record 3, French, qui%20redoute%20les%20risques
correct
- frileux 3, record 3, French, frileux
adjective
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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