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

Other high-profile owners include hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, who owns two units on the 58th floor. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026

That's just what happens when the herd jumps on a trend and presses the bet until something — in this case, hedge fund Situational Awareness — blows up. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Danantara has hired Neuberger Berman to help select deals and managers, is preparing to make its first allocations to hedge funds later this year, and is sending some of its own executives to secondments with Wall Street firms, Sjahrir said. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026

The abusive groups Newsom was referring to, the governor said, include insurance companies, trial attorneys who take cases on large contingency fees, and Wall Street hedge funds who profited off PG&E’s bankruptcy. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 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