/ Dictionary / Index R risk-benefit: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: risk-ben•e•fit Pronunciation: (risk'ben'u-fit), [key] — adj. involving studies, testing, etc., to establish whether the benefits, as of a course of medical treatment, outweigh the risks involved: to arrive at a risk-benefit ratio. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. risk risk capital Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language