"external risk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: external risks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} external risk (countable and uncountable, plural external risks)
  1. (insurance) Risks that are produced by a non-human source and are beyond human control. They are unexpected but happen regularly enough in a general population to be broadly predictable. Good examples of external risks are natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanoes. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Insurance, Law, Sciences
    Sense id: en-external_risk-en-noun-tWjmp0IE Disambiguation of Law: 60 40 Disambiguation of Sciences: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Topics: business, insurance
  2. (project management) Risks that are external to the project and the project manager can not control. Good examples of external risks are changes in government legislation, changes in strategy from senior managers, and the economy. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-external_risk-en-noun-8q0yY1Ir Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53

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