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The prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: business, economics, insurance, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
(economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the insured party is not honest
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment
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Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
risc moral
— prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk
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Chinese Cantonese:
道德風險 /道德风险
(dou6 dak1 fung1 him2)
— prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk
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Chinese Mandarin:
道德風險 /道德风险
(dàodé fēngxiǎn)
— prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk
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Min Nan Chinese:
道德風險 /道德风险
(tǒ͘-tiak hong-hiám)
— prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk
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Dutch:
moreel wangedrag
— prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk
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Dutch:
moreel risico
— prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk
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Finnish:
moraalikato
— prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk
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French:
hasard moral
— prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk
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German:
moralisches Risiko
— prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk
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German:
Rationalitätsfalle
— prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk
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Italian:
azzardo morale
— prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk
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Polish:
pokusa nadużycia
— prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk
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Sicilian:
rìsicu murali
— prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk
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Spanish:
riesgo moral
— prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk
