hedge meaning
UK /hɛdʒ/ US /hɛdʒ/ 1 syllable
hedge (verb): avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).
hedge has 7 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.
hedge as a verb
- 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
Synonyms: fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
Type of: avoid
- hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
- The animals were hedged in
Type of: hem in
- enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
- hedge the property
Synonyms: hedge in
Type of: enclose
- minimize loss or risk
- diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks
- hedge your bets
Type of: minimize
Related forms: hedger
hedge as a noun
- a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
Synonyms: hedgerow
Type of: fence
Kinds: privet hedge, windbreak
- any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
Synonyms: hedging
Type of: security
- an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
- when you say `maybe' you are just hedging
Synonyms: hedging
Type of: evasion
How to pronounce hedge
hedge is pronounced /hɛdʒ/ in British English and /hɛdʒ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.
Words that rhyme with hedge
Word lists: words starting with HE · words ending in GE · 5-letter words
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