word
moral hazard
MOR-ul HAZ-erd
ˈmɒrəl ˈhæzərdListen
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Syllable breakdown
moralhazard
Dictionary meaning
The tendency to take greater risks when protected from the consequences of those risks.
Examples
- Banks took excessive risks before 2008, confident that governments would bail them out—a classic moral hazard.
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