Definizione di hedge

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hedge

(hedʒ )

parola: plural, 3rd person singular present tense hedges , present participle hedging , past tense, past participle hedged

1. sostantivo numerabile

A hedge is a row of bushes or small trees, usually along the edge of a garden, field, or road.

2. verbo

If you hedge against something unpleasant or unwanted that might affect you, especially losing money, you do something which will protect you from it.

You can hedge against redundancy or illness with insurance. [VERB + against]

Today's clever financial instruments make it possible for firms to hedge their risks. [VERB noun]

3. sostantivo numerabile

Something that is a hedge against something unpleasant will protect you from its effects.

Gold is traditionally a hedge against inflation. [+ against]

Sinonimi: guard, cover, protection, compensation Ulteriori sinonimi di hedge

4. verbo

If you hedge, you avoid answering a question or committing yourself to a particular action or decision.

They hedged in answering various questions about the operation. [VERB]

'I can't give you an answer now,' he hedged. [VERB with quote]

hedge one's bets

verbi Phrasal:

hedge about

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hedge in American

(hɛdʒ ; hej)

sostantivo

a row of closely planted shrubs, bushes, or trees forming a boundary or fence

anything serving as a fence or barrier; restriction or defense

the act or an instance of hedging

aggettivo

of, in, or near a hedge

low, disreputable, irregular, etc.

verbo transitivo parola: hedged or ˈhedging

to place a hedge around or along; border or bound with a hedge

to hinder or guard as by surrounding with a barrier

often with in

to try to avoid or lessen loss in connection with (a bet, risk, etc.) by making counterbalancing bets, investments, etc.

verbo intransitivo

to hide or protect oneself, as if behind a hedge

10.

to hide behind words; refuse to commit oneself or give a direct answer

11.

to try to avoid or lessen loss by making counterbalancing bets, investments, etc.

forme derivate

hedger (ˈhedger)

sostantivo

Parola origine hedge

ME hegge < OE hecg, akin to Ger hecke < IE base *kagh-, wickerwork, wickerwork pen > ON heggr, L caulae, sheepfold: basic sense “woven fence, enclosure”

Frequenza

hedge in British

(hɛdʒ )

sostantivo

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

5. (modifier; often in combination)

low, inferior, or illiterate

a hedge lawyer

verbo

6. (transitive)

to enclose or separate with or as if with a hedge

7. (intransitive)

to make or maintain a hedge, as by cutting and laying

8. (tr; often foll by in, about, or around)

to hinder, obstruct, or restrict

9. (intransitive)

to evade decision or action, esp by making noncommittal statements

10. (transitive)

to guard against the risk of loss in (a bet, the paying out of a win, etc), esp by laying bets with other bookmakers

11. (intransitive)

to protect against financial loss through future price fluctuations, as by investing in futures

forme derivate

hedger (ˈhedger)

sostantivo

hedging (ˈhedging)

sostantivo

hedgy (ˈhedgy)

aggettivo

Parola origine hedge

Old English hecg; related to Old High German heckia, Middle Dutch hegge; see haw1

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hedge in Accounting

(hɛdʒ)

parola: (present) hedges, (past) hedged, (perfect) hedged, (progressive) hedging

verbo

(Accounting: Investing)

If you hedge, you reduce risk when conducting a transaction by doing an opposite transaction.

Investors were plowing their funds into oil and other commodities to hedge against inflation.

Private companies owe more than half of the country's foreign debt, much of it consisting of loans which were not hedged against currency risks.

If you hedge, you reduce risk when conducting a transaction by doing an opposite transaction.

Frequenza

hedge in Finance

(hɛdʒ)

parola: (present) hedges, (past) hedged, (perfect) hedged, (progressive) hedging

verbo

(Finance: Investment)

If you hedge, you reduce risk when conducting a transaction by doing an opposite transaction.

Investors were plowing their funds into oil and other commodities to hedge against inflation.

Private companies owe more than half of the country's foreign debt, much of it consisting of loans which were not hedged against currency risks.

If you hedge, you reduce risk when conducting a transaction by doing an opposite transaction.

hedge fund

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Traduzioni di hedge

Inglese britannico: hedge /hɛdʒ/ NOUN

A hedge is a row of bushes along the edge of a garden, field, or road.

Inglese americano: hedge
Arabo: سِيَّاجٌ مِنَ الشُجَيراتِ
Portoghese brasiliano: cerca viva
Cinese: 树篱
Croato: živica
Ceco: živý plot
Danese: hæk
Olandese: heg
Spagnolo europeo: seto
Finlandese: pensasaita
Francese: haie
Tedesco: Hecke
Greco: θαμνοφράκτης
Italiano: siepe
Giapponese: 垣根
Coreano: 생울타리
Norvegese: hekk
Polacco: żywopłot
Portoghese Europeo: sebe
Romeno: gard viu
Russo: живая изгородь
Spagnolo: seto
Svedese: häck buskage
Thailandese: แนวพุ่มไม้
Turco: çit çalılık
Ucraino: живопліт
Vietnamita: hàng rào

Inglese britannico: hedge VERB

If you hedge against something unpleasant or unwanted that might affect you, especially losing money, you do something which will protect you from it.

You can hedge against illness with insurance.