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Meaning of hedge
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hedge
n 1: a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
[syn: {hedge}, {hedgerow}]
2: any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk;
for example, taking two positions that will offset each other
if prices change [syn: {hedge}, {hedging}]
3: an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when
you say `maybe' you are just hedging" [syn: {hedge},
{hedging}]
v 1: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
(duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she
skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
[syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent},
{parry}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]
2: hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals
were hedged in"
3: enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges;
"hedge the property" [syn: {hedge}, {hedge in}]
4: minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to
hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets"
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