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

Goldman Sachs is recommending investors consider buying puts on a basket of companies with weak fundamentals as a way to hedge against a potential market pullback. —Yun Li, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025

Crypto Is Cyclical An initial appeal of cryptoassets, especially for institutional investors and professional traders, was that the asset class often moved in a counter-cyclical manner that provided a hedge against volatility in other market sectors. —Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025

The instinct to hedge against uncertainty is a familiar one in business. —Tom Chavez, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025

Kabul wants to hedge against its deteriorating relationship with its former patron Islamabad, which accuses the Taliban of harboring a separate but allied group that has carried out deadly attacks inside Pakistan. —Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for hedge against

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