hedge against

phrasal verb

hedged against; hedging against; hedges against

: to protect oneself from (something)

They hedge against inflation by investing their money.

looking for ways to hedge against risk/failure

Examples of hedge against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As Bitcoin either forces the world back on to classical money or becomes the approximation of classical money itself, dispatching fiat to the ash-bin of history, the demand for hedges against the whole currency system will fall. —Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025

Cryptocurrency is also finding a place in portfolios, albeit at a small percentage of around 2%, as investors are betting on the bitcoin rally as a hedge against macroeconomic uncertainties, said Sengupta. —Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025

Inflation and housing costs have eroded purchasing power, so working longer is a hedge against volatility. —Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025

In the economic realm, Europe’s strongest hedge against the U.S. trade war is to secure more agreements with allies, not with China. —Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2025

Rhymes for hedge against

• commenced
• condensed
• dispensed
• expensed
• incensed
• unfenced
• fenced
• sensed
• tensed
• recommenced
• recompensed