hedge
noun
[ hɛdʒ ]
• a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs.
• "a privet hedge"
• a way of protecting oneself against financial loss or other adverse circumstances.
• "index-linked gilts are a useful hedge against inflation"
Similar:
safeguard,
protection,
shield,
screen,
guard,
buffer,
cushion,
cover,
insurance,
security,
provision,
insurance cover,
• a word or phrase used to avoid overprecise commitment, for example etc., often, or sometimes.
Similar:
equivocation,
evasion,
fudge,
quibble,
qualification,
qualifying expression,
temporizing,
uncertainty,
prevarication,
vagueness,
hedge
verb
• surround with a hedge.
• "a garden hedged with yew"
Similar:
surround,
enclose,
encircle,
circle,
ring,
border,
edge,
bound,
gird,
girdle,
engird,
• limit or qualify (something) by conditions or exceptions.
• "they hedged their story about with provisos"
Similar:
confine,
restrict,
limit,
hinder,
obstruct,
impede,
constrain,
trap,
hem in,
shut in,
close,
keep within bounds,
• protect oneself against loss on (a bet or investment) by making balancing or compensating transactions.
• "the company hedged its investment position on the futures market"
Opposite:
expose to risk,
Origin:
Old English hegg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heg and German Hecke .
