to hedge

Examples

• All

• And to lock it in, you hedge it.

  Arbitrage (2012)

• How can the firm reduce or hedge these risks?

• So I use options to hedge and lower my risk.

• But it's a great way to hedge your bet against the dollar, right?

  Bedros Keuilian

• Spending in these areas should be sufficient to hedge against risk, but they should not drive the budget.

  Academic text (2011)

• Then it decided not to hedge against any outcome.

  Academic text (2016)

• Meanwhile, the financial people at all these companies are hedging against risks.

  Fiction book (2002)

• And it's really about hedging against uncertain future cash flows.

  ReasonTV

• To hedge against this risk, I recommended that Congress recraft its small seller exception.

  Academic text (2017)

• Many investors use derivatives to hedge their portfolios against market volatility.

Synonyms

G

to guard

vsto hedge

41 1.3

To take care to avoid a problem or danger

is more about protecting against possible loss using compensatory measures often in finance

H

to hedge in

vsto hedge

• Specialized

1 7.9

Protect money from loss by making other investments that reduce risk

is a broader idea covering general compensatory measures beyond technical finance moves

H

to hedge one's bets

vsto hedge

• Informal

1 6.8

To avoid losing by choosing more than one option

focuses more on financial compensatory measures rather than general precautionary support

H

to hedge in one's options

vsto hedge

7.4

To protect yourself from losing money by choosing different plans or investments

is more general and covers compensatory actions beyond just diversification

Antonyms

R

to risk

957 3.0

To do something that may cause harm or lead to loss

E

to expose

388 3.2

Put someone in a situation where they can be harmed by something

Idioms

H

to hedge one's bets

• Informal

1 6.8

To avoid losing by choosing more than one option

D

dragged through a hedge backwards

• UK

9.9

Very messy and untidy as if after a rough time

L

to look as if she had been dragged through a hedge backwards

• UK

9.9

Seem very untidy and messy

Phrasal Verbs

H

to hedge in

• Specialized

1 7.9

Protect money from loss by making other investments that reduce risk

H

to hedge in

1 5.8

Surround a place or person so they cannot move freely

H

to hedge in one's options

7.4

To protect yourself from losing money by choosing different plans or investments

Compounds

H

hedge fund

• Specialized

80 6.3

A company that manages money for rich people and uses risky methods to try to make big profits

H

hedge trimmer

2 3.4

A tool with sharp blades that cuts and shapes garden hedges

P

privet hedge

1 3.5

A row of privet bushes planted close together to make a living fence for a garden

H

hedge sparrow

• UK

1 5.8

A small brown songbird found in hedges and gardens

H

hedge nettle

1 8.8

A plant that lives for many years and spreads by underground stems in wet or shady places

H

hedge thorn

• South African

1 9.9

A South African bush with sharp forked branches and fruit like small plums often planted as a fence

H

hedge bindweed

1 8.2

A climbing wildflower with twining stems and pink or white trumpet-shaped flowers

H

hedge maple

• UK

8.2

A small tree often grown as a bush to make garden hedges

H

hedge mustard

• US

9.1

A plant with small pale yellow flowers that grows wild along roads and fields

H

hedge pink

• UK

9.9

A plant from Europe with pink or white flowers whose leaves make soap when crushed

H

hedge garlic

8.6

A wild plant whose leaves smell like garlic when crushed

H

hedge violet

• UK

7.6

A small purple wild flower that grows in woods and at field edges

J

jack-by-the-hedge

• UK

9.9

A wild plant with leaves that smell like garlic and can be eaten

How Protected

to insure

43 3.5

to hedge

• Specialized

36 6.7

to speculate

• Specialized

10 7.0

Surface Forms

Etymology