hedge
a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges.
any barrier or boundary: a hedge of stones.
an act or means of preventing complete loss of a bet, an argument, an investment, or the like, with a partially counterbalancing or qualifying one.
to enclose with or separate by a hedge: to hedge a garden.
to surround and confine as if with a hedge; restrict (often followed by in, about, etc.): He felt hedged in by the rules of language.
to protect with qualifications that allow for unstated contingencies or for withdrawal from commitment: He hedged his program against attack and then presented it to the board.
to mitigate a possible loss by counterbalancing (one's bets, investments, etc.).
to prevent or hinder free movement; obstruct: to be hedged by poverty.
to avoid a rigid commitment by qualifying or modifying a position so as to permit withdrawal: He felt that he was speaking too boldly and began to hedge before they could contradict him.
to prevent complete loss of a bet by betting an additional amount or amounts against the original bet.
Finance. to enter transactions that will protect against loss through a compensatory price movement.
Origin of hedge
1Other words for hedge
Other words from hedge
- hedgeless, adjective
- un·hedge, verb (used with object), un·hedged, un·hedg·ing.
- un·hedged, adjective
- well-hedged, adjective
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How to use hedge in a sentence
In 2018, Citi was targeted by ValueAct, an activist hedge fund that has pushed for shakeups at other companies.
Citi CEO Jane Fraser’s biggest challenge, in one chart | John Detrixhe | September 10, 2020 | QuartzIn January 2019, he formally set up a hedge fund called Next Alpha, which today, he says, has about $30 million under management.
This has nurtured a renaissance for many macro hedge funds, with some notching up gains not seen since their 1990s heyday.
The average global macro fund is flat this year, according to data from Aurum Fund Management, a firm that invests in hedge funds.
The hedge fund publishes reports on companies that it says has misled investors, while making a bet on the stock price falling.
The world’s best known short seller says Tesla traders are feeding on testosterone | John Detrixhe | July 30, 2020 | Quartz
All the money from cuts to public education can go toward more tax breaks for hedge-fund types.
Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools | Zephyr Teachout | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThird, the destruction: These hedge-fund managers want to eliminate all limits and oversight of charter schools.
Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools | Zephyr Teachout | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe center-right hedge fund clique known as Third Way, and associated Blue Dogs and hangers on.
One of the Midterms’ Little-Noticed Big Losers: The NRA | Cliff Schecter | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDunham makes fun of herself only so that she can then hedge and embrace an authoritative role.
In 1998, when the hedge fund Long Term Capital Management blew up, the New York Fed helped organize a $3.65 billion bailout.
The Incredible 'Wussiness' Of The Fed Vs Goldman Sachs—Caught On Tape | Daniel Gross | September 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhere there is no hedge, the possession shall be spoiled: and where there is no wife, he mourneth that is in want.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousI will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be wasted: I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousWe cut over the fields at the back with him between usstraight as the crow fliesthrough hedge and ditch.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensInto the houses, and behind every garden fence and hedge, the retreating Federals gathered.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThey crashed against Sir Edward Bruce's division, which received them 'like a dense hedge' or 'wood.'
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
British Dictionary definitions for hedge
/ (hɛdʒ) /
a row of shrubs, bushes, or trees forming a boundary to a field, garden, etc
a barrier or protection against something
the act or a method of reducing the risk of financial loss on an investment, bet, etc
a cautious or evasive statement
(modifier; often in combination) low, inferior, or illiterate: a hedge lawyer
(tr) to enclose or separate with or as if with a hedge
(intr) to make or maintain a hedge, as by cutting and laying
(tr; often foll by in, about, or around) to hinder, obstruct, or restrict
(intr) to evade decision or action, esp by making noncommittal statements
(tr) to guard against the risk of loss in (a bet, the paying out of a win, etc), esp by laying bets with other bookmakers
(intr) to protect against financial loss through future price fluctuations, as by investing in futures
Origin of hedge
1Derived forms of hedge
- hedger, noun
- hedging, noun
- hedgy, adjective
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