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

Momentum, leverage and crowding in the AI-buildout trade will not likely return to the extremes of June, which preceded the spectacular liquidation of the Situational Awareness hedge fund. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

The list highlights the region’s growing pull for tech founders, hedge fund titans and real estate moguls. — Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

The biggest backer of the group’s political action committee is hedge fund manager Aaron Sosnick. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

By the numbers - $158 million Billionaire Apollo Global hedge fund founder Leon Black paid Jeffrey Epstein $158 million, reportedly for tax and estate planning. — Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 18 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