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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With his growing fortune, Safra also founded a bank holding company and became a joint venture partner in a major hedge fund. Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025 Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder and CEO of the hedge fund Citadel, is another step closer to getting his tower in Brickell. Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025 Rhenman & Partners Asset Management — a healthcare hedge fund trading pharma, biotech, med-tech and healthcare services companies long and short across all market caps globally — sees further upside on the horizon. Hugh Leask, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025 Instead of picking their own stocks, users can select vetted traders, hedge fund veterans, and other experienced investors to follow. Nino Paoli, Fortune, 18 Dec. 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 27 Dec. 2025.

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hedge fund

see fund sense 2

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