calculated risk

calculated risk (countable and uncountable, plural calculated risks)

1. A risk that may be taken, in the absence of complete information, after careful consideration of the likelihood and impact of failure in comparison to the rewards of success.
   • 2005, Arnoud De Meyer, Sam Gargy, Inspire to Innovate: Management and Innovation in Asia, Springer, page 17:

     To be a successful innovator a company will need to convince its employees to take some calculated risks.

• “calculated risk”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “calculated risk”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “a calculated risk gamble” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “calculated risk” (US) / “calculated risk” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.