Noun: hedging he-jing- Any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
- hedge - An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
"when you say 'maybe' you are just hedging"; - hedge Verb: hedge hej- Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
"They tend to hedge their responsibilities"; - fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck [informal], sidestep, finesse, circumnavigate - Hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
"The animals were hedged in" - Enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
"hedge the property"; - hedge in - Minimize loss or risk
"diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets"
Derived forms: hedgings Type of: avoid, close in, enclose, equivocation, evasion, hem in, inclose, minimise [Brit], minimize, protection, security, shut in Encyclopedia: Hedging Hedge, Thomas |