hedge fund

noun

: an investing group usually in the form of a limited partnership that employs speculative techniques in the hope of obtaining large capital gains

Examples of hedge fund in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As billionaire hedge fund managers and tech entrepreneurs continue moving to Miami and Palm Beach, many are bringing yachts stretching well beyond 100 feet — or buying them after settling here. — Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

Man Group’s third-quarter outlook makes the point with the example of gross leverage across the hedge fund industry running high again, with crowding into similar AI-adjacent trades as a growing risk. — Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

The hedge fund titan first met Musk in 2002, when Dalio was researching the personality types of founders and entrepreneurs. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Community journalism does not belong in a hedge fund’s portfolio. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hedge fund

• and
• bund
• gunned
• hund
• mund
• shunned
• stunned
• fecund
• refund
• rotund
• secund

Legal Definition

hedge fund

see also:

fund sense 2