Skip to content

Risikobereitschaft

willingness to take risks, risk tolerance

noun ree-ZEE-ko-be-reyt-shaft Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Usage Note

Risikobereitschaft describes how willing someone is to take chances. It is used positively in entrepreneurial and creative contexts (unternehmerische Risikobereitschaft) and neutrally or negatively when excess is implied. Common in business and psychology.

Examples

"Ohne eine gewisse Risikobereitschaft lässt sich nichts Neues wagen."

Natural Translation

Without a certain willingness to take risks, nothing new can be ventured.

Literal Translation

Without a certain readiness-for-risk, nothing new can be dared.

Explore German by topic