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

Examples of hedge fund in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That venture has the strong backing of Ken Griffin, a local billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

Some smaller names that stick out to me on the hedge fund list are Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI), ProPetro Holding Corp (PUMP), Golar LNG (GLNG) and BKV Corporation (BKV). — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

That’s a reference to a hedge fund technique of hitting big dealers with orders all at the same time to trigger a large move in the market. — Christopher Anstey, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

This is why economists and hedge funds pay for their transaction data. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hedge fund

• and
• bund
• gunned
• hund
• mund
• shunned
• stunned
• fecund
• refund
• rotund
• secund

Legal Definition

hedge fund

see also:

fund sense 2