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hedge       (hěj)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A row of closely planted shrubs or low-growing trees forming a fence or boundary.
  2. A line of people or objects forming a barrier: a hedge of spectators along the sidewalk.
    1. A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss: a hedge against inflation.
    2. A securities transaction that reduces the risk on an existing investment position.
  4. An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement.
  5. A word or phrase, such as possibly or I think, that mitigates or weakens the certainty of a statement.

v.   hedged, hedg·ing, hedg·es

v.   tr.
  1. To enclose or bound with or as if with hedges.
  2. To hem in, hinder, or restrict with or as if with a hedge.
  3. To minimize or protect against the loss of by counterbalancing one transaction, such as a bet, against another.

v.   intr.
  1. To plant or cultivate hedges.
  2. To take compensatory measures so as to counterbalance possible loss.
  3. To avoid making a clear, direct response or statement.


[Middle English, from Old English hecg.]

hedg'er n., hedg'y adj.
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