Word Frequency
hedge (hɛdʒ
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Definitions
noun
- a row of shrubs, bushes, or trees forming a boundary to a field, garden, etc
- a barrier or protection against something
- the act or a method of reducing the risk of financial loss on an investment, bet, etc
- a cautious or evasive statement
- modifier; often in combination low, inferior, or illiterate ⇒
a hedge lawyer
verb
- tr to enclose or separate with or as if with a hedge
- intr to make or maintain a hedge, as by cutting and laying
- tr; often foll by in, about, or around to hinder, obstruct, or restrict
- intr to evade decision or action, esp by making noncommittal statements
- tr to guard against the risk of loss in (a bet, the paying out of a win, etc), esp by laying bets with other bookmakers
- intr to protect against financial loss through future price fluctuations, as by investing in futures
Derived Forms
ˈhedger nounˈhedging noun
ˈhedgy adjective
Word Origin
Old English hecg; related to Old High German heckia, Middle Dutch hegge; see haw1Synonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'hedge'
- British English: hedge A hedge is a row of bushes along the edge of a garden, field, or road.hɛdʒ NOUN
- Arabic: سِيَّاجٌ مِنَ الشُجَيراتِ
- Brazilian Portuguese: cerca viva
- Chinese: 树篱
- Croatian: živica
- Czech: živý plot
- Danish: hæk
- Dutch: heg
- European Spanish: seto
- Finnish: pensasaita
- French: haie
- German: Hecke
- Greek: θαμνοφράκτης
- Italian: siepe
- Japanese: 垣根
- Korean: 생울타리
- Norwegian: hekk
- Polish: żywopłot
- Portuguese: sebe
- Romanian: gard viu garduri vii
- Russian: живая изгородь
- Spanish: seto
- Swedish: häckbuskage
- Thai: แนวพุ่มไม้
- Turkish: çitçalılık
- Ukrainian: живопліт
- Vietnamese: hàng rào
- British English: hedge If you hedge against something unpleasant or unwanted that might affect you, especially losing money, you do something which will protect you from it. VERBYou can hedge against illness with insurance.
- Brazilian Portuguese: dar evasivas
- Chinese: 防备 >尤指金钱损失防备備 >
- European Spanish: contestar con evasivas
- French: se prémunir
- German: sich schützen vor
- Italian: cautelarsi
- Japanese: 保護する
- Korean: 대비하다
- Portuguese: proteger-se de algo
- Spanish: contestar con evasivas
Example Sentences Including 'hedge'
Any investors, big or small, can hedge currency risks by using derivatives.Globe and Mail (2003)
Body of woman in suitcase identified Detectives yesterday identified a woman whose body was found in a suitcase dumped in a hedge.Glasgow Herald (2002)
Outside there is a good-size garden enclosed by a mature hedge.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Round the corner of a hedge came a fair-haired boy of about six.BEYOND FEAR (2002)
Startled, he jumped sideways to the right and, losing his footing, sprawled in the hedge.Unto The Grave
The path led down the side of the thick hedge , which was on my right.The Gwen John Sculpture
To hedge against inflation, one may invest in bonds linked to an inflation index.India Today (1999)
When they were satisfied they came fast through the hole in the hedge.Field of Blood
Why, one declared, investing in hedge funds poses less risk than ordinary mutual funds.Globe and Mail (2003)
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