| NOUN | possession | hedging, hedge | any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | hedging, hedge | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement |
| Sounds | hheh'jhihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | Any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | hedge | |
| Broader | security, protection | defense against financial failure |
| Spanish | cobertura | |
| Catalan | cobertura | |
| Meaning | An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "when you say 'maybe' you are just hedging" | |
| Synonym | hedge | |
| Broader | evasion, equivocation | A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth |
| Spanish | elusión, evasión, evasiva | |
| Verbs | hedge | avoid / avoid or try to avoid / avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots