moral hazard
noun
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(economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance)
insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the insured party is not honest
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- risk hypernym
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- economics domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | economics |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | risk |