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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Other business titans who have flocked to Cuomo include Bill Ackman, the Trump-supporting hedge fund manager, who gave Fix the City $250,000 in April. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025 Access to high-growth startups has historically been limited to elite capital such as venture firms, family offices, and hedge funds. Azeem Khan, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 More hedge fund managers are entering the arena, such as former hedge funder Jack Wolf, who co-owns Justify, the last horse to win the Triple Crown. Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 1 May 2025 The Institute of International Finance, which represents some 400 banks, hedge funds, and other financial firms, published a note last week predicting that the U.S. economy is likely to shrink by 0.8% in the third quarter, and 0.3% in the last three months of 2025. Catherine Arnst, Quartz, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hedge fund

Word History

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 6 May. 2025.

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hedge fund

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