Hedge (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change.
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Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
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Meaning 2
A fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.