Financial Risk Terms

noun a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco

• The company's financial debacle resulted in a significant loss of revenue.
• The team's project turned into a complete debacle.
• The party was a total debacle - nothing went as planned.
• Her attempt to fix the situation only added to the debacle.

noun flip of a coin - the specific act of tossing a coin to make a decision

• The outcome of the negotiation was decided by the flip of a coin.
• We'll let fate decide with a flip of a coin.
• Let's leave it up to chance and do a coin flip.
• Making a decision felt like a flip of a coin, with no clear answer in sight.

adjective showing a lack of judgment or discretion; unwise

• His injudicious decision led to severe consequences for the company.
• She made an injudicious choice by investing all her savings in that risky scheme.
• Dude, that was totally injudicious of you to skip class without telling anyone.
• The injudicious use of power can lead to the downfall of even the mightiest rulers.

noun Jeopardy is a noun that refers to a dangerous situation or risk of harm or loss.

• The company's financial stability is in jeopardy due to the recent market downturn.
• If you don't turn in your assignment on time, your grade could be in jeopardy.
• His reckless behavior put his job in jeopardy.
• The fragile peace between the two countries is in jeopardy after the recent border dispute.

noun poke

preposition in

• The customer was disappointed when he realized he had bought a pig in a poke.
• I can't believe I fell for that deal, it was a total pig in a poke.
• That new restaurant looked promising but turned out to be a pig in a poke.
• She thought she was getting a good deal on the car, but it turned out to be a pig in a poke.

noun a person who acts impulsively or without thinking

adjective describing someone who acts impulsively or without thinking

• The abkary decision-making process led to delays in project completion.
• I can't believe the abkary way they handled the situation.
• They always abkary things up and then expect us to fix it.
• His mind was like an abkary maze, always leading to dead ends.