hedge
[ hej ]
/ hɛdʒ /
noun
verb (used with object), hedged, hedg·ing.
verb (used without object), hedged, hedg·ing.
Origin of hedge
before 900; Middle English, Old English
hegge; cognate with Dutch
heg, German
Hecke hedge, Old Norse
heggr bird cherry
OTHER WORDS FROM hedge
hedge·less, adjective un·hedge, verb (used with object), un·hedged, un·hedg·ing. un·hedged, adjective well-hedged, adjectiveWords nearby hedge
hedda gabler,
heddle,
hedenbergite,
heder,
hedera,
hedge,
hedge apple,
hedge fund,
hedge garlic,
hedge hyssop,
hedge laying
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British Dictionary definitions for hedging
hedge
/ (hɛdʒ) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of hedge
hedger, noun hedging, noun hedgy, adjectiveWord Origin for hedge
Old English
hecg; related to Old High German
heckia, Middle Dutch
hegge; see
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Cultural definitions for hedging
hedging
The practice by which a business or investor limits risk by taking positions that tend to offset each other. For example, a business stands to lose money if the price of a commodity it holds declines, but it can offset this risk by agreeing to sell a specified amount of the commodity at a set price at some point in the future.
notes for hedging
Hedge funds, which are investment funds usually open only to the very wealthy, grew in the 1990s. The near failure of one such fund in 1998, Long-Term Capital Management, sent shock waves through
Wall Street.