Business Risk Management Vocabulary

noun a state of trouble or difficulty that will result in severe consequences

• If the company fails to meet its financial obligations, there will be hell to pay.
• If you don't finish your homework, there will be hell to pay with your teacher.
• If you mess with my sister, there will be hell to pay, dude.
• When the truth comes out, there will be hell to pay for those involved in the cover-up.

noun the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with

adjective tolerant

• Tolerance is an important value that promotes harmony and understanding among diverse groups.
• We all need to have a little more tolerance for each other's differences.
• Dude, you gotta have some tolerance for my bad jokes!
• The machine has a tolerance of +/- 0.5mm for accurate measurements.