Hedge (Verb)
Meaning 1
Minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- To hedge against market volatility, investors often diversify their stock holdings.
- Diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks and reduce potential losses.
- By not putting all her money into one stock, she decided to hedge her bets.
- Companies often enter into futures contracts to hedge against potential losses in commodity price fluctuations.
- Investors hedged their positions with options contracts to limit their potential exposure to losses.
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Meaning 2
Hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals were hedged in".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The large rocks hedged us in, making it impossible to continue our journey.
- High walls hedged the property, increasing the family's sense of security.
- The dense trees hedged the narrow path, creating a sense of isolation.
- The narrow stream was hedged in by thick underbrush and overgrown weeds.
- Tunnel vision hedged in their thoughts, leaving them with limited options.
Meaning 3
Enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges; "hedge the property".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The large garden was carefully hedged with tall oak trees for added seclusion.
- The castle grounds are hedged with tall evergreen trees for extra protection from intruders.
- Her grandparents hedged the front garden, when she was little to preserve the old neighborhood’s charm and tradition.
- Instead of using fences, he decided to hedge the entire circumference of the property.
- Beautifully manicured rose bushes hedge the curved driveway leading to the mansion entrance.
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Meaning 4
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".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The politician carefully hedged his response to avoid making a definitive statement on the issue.
- She hedged her bets by not committing to a single candidate before the election.
- The company continued to hedge their position on the matter by issuing vague statements.
- During the press conference, the executive hedged the question about the company's financial losses.
- The manager hedged on whether or not the project would be completed on time.