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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Bessent left in 2015 and received a $2 billion investment from Soros to start his own hedge fund, Key Square Group. Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025 Cohen’s record of sustaining his managers and baseball ops leaders is a lot like firing hedge fund personnel who do not perform. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025 The Daily Dividend Better Home & Finance shares surged more than 46% yesterday after a recommendation from Eric Jackson, the hedge fund manager known for helping drive the recent OpenDoor meme stock rally. Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025 In the past, the company was targeted by activist hedge fund investors who demanded cost cuts, brand divestures and even floated breaking the company apart to jumpstart growth. Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 22 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2025.

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hedge fund

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