low-riskˌlow-ˈrisk adjective [usually before noun]Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
a low-risk investment
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
But low-risk games can become theaters of the occult, too.
Law enforcement authorities simply keep a record of a low-risk offender.
Lenders want low-risk outlets for their money, which also offer attractive returns.
Similarly, banks charge higher interest rates to high-risk borrowers than to low-risk borrowers.
The low-risk prisoners and the small number of female inmates stay in barracks-like dorms.
While it is possible to identify accurately those patients in low-risk groups the positive predictive value of many tests remains poor.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN►group
· While it is possible to identify accurately those patients in low-risk groups the positive predictive value of many tests remains poor.· One would think musicians are hardly considered a low-risk group, and therefore would be rather costly to insure under any plan.· However, the greatest problem is that those opting out would tend to be the relatively young, affluent, low-risk groups.
likely to be safe or without problemsOPP high-risk: low-risk investments