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hedge fund

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noun

a mutual fund organized as a limited partnership and using high-risk, speculative methods to obtain large profits.

Origin of hedge fund

1965–70

Words nearby hedge fund

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Example sentences from the Web for hedge fund

All the money from cuts to public education can go toward more tax breaks for hedge-fund types.

Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools |Zephyr Teachout |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Third, the destruction: These hedge-fund managers want to eliminate all limits and oversight of charter schools.

Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools |Zephyr Teachout |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
As The Economist noted, over the last several years, the hedge-fund industry at large has underperformed the S&P 500 index.

Bridgewater May Be the Hottest Hedge Fund for Harvard Grads, but It’s Also the Weirdest |Daniel Gross |March 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“It has a cash problem,” hedge-fund manager David Einhorn told CNBC on Thursday, speaking of Apple.

Apple Has $137 Billion in Cash, Shareholders Aren’t Pleased |Daniel Gross |February 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

At a dinner with journalists, hedge-fund manager George Soros spoke of an “incipient war in currencies.”

Political Tensions Takes Center Stage at World Economic Forum |Daniel Gross |January 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for hedge fund

hedge fund

noun

a largely unregulated speculative fund which offers substantial returns for high-risk investments