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high-risk

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high-risk   (hī'rĭsk')
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or characterized by risk: a high-risk business.

  2. Being particularly subject to potential danger or hazard: a high-risk surgical procedure.

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high-risk

adjective
not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises" [syn: bad] 
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