Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun moral_hazard

1 sense of moral hazard

Sense 1
moral hazard -- ((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")
       => hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment -- (a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard")