risk-free

Example Sentences

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A team cannot play without a goalkeeper, so it became a risk-free method of impacting the opposition, or getting the opportunity to talk to your team.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The world has regularly obliged by rushing to buy Treasury debt at a lower yield than before the calamity because of the risk-free securities’ haven status.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

In financial market arithmetic, a higher risk-free interest rate lowers the present value of future profits, the most basic component of stock prices, and holds down gains for broader indexes as a result.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Spreads in the roughly $9.5 trillion agency mortgage-bond market have been moving higher, with the “current coupon” near 5.25%, which is a spread of about 125 basis points above the risk-free Treasury rate.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

“It’s not an entirely risk-free occupation,” said Wednesday, “especially not at 4:30 in the morning.”

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman