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Definition of hedge
1a : a fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low treesb : barrier, limit pikemen … present a hedge of metal points from which any cavalry would flinch — Tom Wintringham regarded it as the main function of their existence to raise a hedge around the law — F. W. Farrar
2 : a means of protection or defense (as against financial loss) realization that common stocks are the best hedge against inflation — C. E. Merrill
3 : a calculatedly noncommittal or evasive statement bureaucratic literature … festooned with hedges and qualifications — Fortune
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Examples of hedge in a Sentence
the messenger was confronted with a hedge of spears held aloft by the castle guards
Recent Examples of hedge from the Web
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The fraud charges, which Mr. Shkreli denies, relate to his running of two hedge funds and a pharmaceutical company.
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Illinois’s $25 billion in outstanding general obligation debt is held by mutual funds, hedge funds and insurers that purchased the state’s bonds.
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Pine River Capital Management plans to spin off a nearly $2 billion government bond-trading fund into a stand-alone firm Jan. 1, in what is likely to be one of the biggest new hedge-fund launches next year.
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The think tank was founded in 2009 and its primary seed donor was Republican hedge-fund billionaire Paul Singer, among other benefactors.
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Hedges was forced to leave the game with a thigh bruise and the UM (Unsocial Media) called for retaliation, then Pads manager Andy Green’s beheading.
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Bernie Madoff fooled the smartest people on Wall Street, SEC, family, brokers and major hedge funds.
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During Stanfill's three years between the hedges, Georgia lost two conference games.
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The family eventually ended up on New York’s Upper West Side, where March worked at a hedge fund until the economy collapsed.
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Origin and Etymology of hedge
Middle English hegge, from Old English hecg; akin to Old English haga hedge, hawthorn
hedge
Definition of hedge
hedged
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transitive verb
1 : to enclose or protect with or as if with a dense row of shrubs or low trees : to enclose or protect with or as if with a hedge (see 1hedge 1a) : encircle homes hedged with boxwoods
2 : to confine so as to prevent freedom of movement or action : to obstruct with or as if with a barrier : hinder hedged about by special regulations and statutes — Sandi Rosenbloom
3 : to protect oneself from losing or failing by a counterbalancing action hedge a bet
intransitive verb
1 : to plant, form, or trim a hedge
2 : to evade the risk of commitment especially by leaving open a way of retreat : trim hedged on the issue
3 : to protect oneself financially —usually used with against in order to hedge against inflation — George Katona: such asa : to buy or sell commodity futures (see 2future 3) as a protection against loss due to price fluctuationb : to minimize the risk of a bet
hedger
nounExamples of hedge in a Sentence
The garden is hedged by flowering shrubs.
She hedged when she was asked to support the campaign.
He hedged his earlier comments about the need for new management.
Recent Examples of hedge from the Web
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Intel hedged its bets and planned for Itanium 64—also called IA-64—to ultimately go down the stack from servers to PCs.
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Some donors who have been loyal to him might now want to hedge their bets and also give some of their money to Simpson. 2.
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Origin and Etymology of hedge
see 1hedge
hedge
Definition of hedge
1 : of, relating to, or designed for a hedge (see 1hedge) a hedge plant hedge selling on the commodity exchanges
2 : born, living, or made alongside or as if alongside a dense row of shrubs or low trees : born, living, or made near or as if near hedges (see 1hedge 1a) : roadside the services of a hedge parson a hedge wedding
3 : inferior 3 a hedge tavern
Origin and Etymology of hedge
see 1hedge
HEDGE Defined for English Language Learners
hedge
playDefinition of hedge for English Language Learners
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: a row of shrubs or small trees that are planted close to each other in order to form a boundary
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: something that provides protection or defense
hedge
Definition of hedge for English Language Learners
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: to surround (an area) with a hedge
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: to avoid giving a promise or direct answer
HEDGE Defined for Kids
Definition of hedge for Students
: a fence or boundary made up of a thick growth of shrubs or low trees
Definition of hedge for Students
hedged
;hedging
1 : to surround or protect with a thick growth of shrubs or low trees The yard is hedged by shrubs.
2 : to avoid giving a direct or exact answer or promise The more questions I asked, the more he hedged.
Law Dictionary
hedge
Legal Definition of hedge
hedged
hedging
: to reduce possible losses in speculative transactions by engaging in offsetting transactions (as futures trading)
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