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

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Following that process, its two main creditors, hedge funds Elliott Management and Monarch Alternative Capital, took control of the company. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025 Pippa and hedge fund manager James live nearby with their children, Arthur, 6, Grace, 4, and Rose, 3, and their reported vision for a nursery connects to one of Princess Kate's philanthropic passions. Janine Henni, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Chen was studying finance and mining Ethereum in his dorm room, all while interning at Innovating Capital on a hedge fund desk. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025 The key is that each iteration makes the system smarter, creating barriers competitors cannot easily overcome, much like how quantitative hedge funds can dominate markets through data accumulation and algorithmic refinement. Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hedge fund

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First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hedge fund was in 1966

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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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hedge fund

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