hedge (h j)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. 3. a. A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss: a hedge against inflation. b. 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. |
hedge [hɛdʒ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a row of shrubs, bushes, or trees forming a boundary to a field, garden, etc.
2. a barrier or protection against something
3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the act or a method of reducing the risk of financial loss on an investment, bet, etc.
4. a cautious or evasive statement
5. (modifier; often in combination) low, inferior, or illiterate a hedge lawyer
vb
1. (tr) to enclose or separate with or as if with a hedge
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (intr) to make or maintain a hedge, as by cutting and laying
3. (tr; often foll by in, about, or around) to hinder, obstruct, or restrict
4. (intr) to evade decision or action, esp by making noncommittal statements
5. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) (tr) to guard against the risk of loss in (a bet, the paying out of a win, etc.), esp by laying bets with other bookmakers
6. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (intr) to protect against financial loss through future price fluctuations, as by investing in futures
[Old English hecg; related to Old High German heckia, Middle Dutch hegge; see haw1]
hedger n
hedging n
hedgy adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  hedge - a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushesprivet hedge - hedge of privet plants shelterbelt, windbreak - hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion |
| 2. | hedge - any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change security, protection - defense against financial failure; financial independence; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness" | |
| 3. | hedge - an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging" equivocation, evasion - a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth | |
| Verb | 1. | hedge - 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" beg - dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted; "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion" quibble - evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" |
| 2. | hedge - hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals were hedged in" hem in - surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers" | |
| 3. | hedge - enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges; "hedge the property" inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" hedge - hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals were hedged in" | |
| 4. | hedge - minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets" |
hedge
noun
guard, cover, protection, compensation, shield, safeguard, counterbalance, insurance cover Gold is traditionally a hedge against inflation.
verb
1. prevaricate, evade, sidestep, duck, dodge, flannel (Brit. informal), waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), quibble, beg the question, pussyfoot (informal), equivocate, temporize, be noncommittal When asked about his involvement, he hedged.
hedge against something protect against, insure against, guard against, safeguard against, shield against, cover against, fortify against You can hedge against redundancy or illness with insurance.
hedge someone in hamper, restrict, handicap, hamstring, hinder, hem in He was hedged in by his own shyness.
Translations
hedge [hedʒ]
A. N
1. (Hort, Agr) → seto m (vivo)
2. (fig) → protección f (Fin) → cobertura f
as a hedge against inflation → como protección contra la inflación
as a hedge against inflation → como protección contra la inflación
B. VT
C. VI
hedge about VT + ADV to be hedged about with → estar erizado de
hedge around VT + ADV = hedge about
hedge [ˈhɛdʒ]
n
vi (= be evasive) → se dérober
vt
to hedge one's bets (= play safe) → se couvrir; (financially) → répartir les risques
hedge fund n → fonds m spéculatif hedge fund manager
hedge fund manager n → gestionnaire mf de fonds spéculatif
to hedge one's bets (= play safe) → se couvrir; (financially) → répartir les risques
hedge in
vt → entourer d'une haiehedge fund n → fonds m spéculatif hedge fund manager
hedge fund manager n → gestionnaire mf de fonds spéculatif
hedge
hedge:
n → Hecke f; (fig: = protection) → Schutz m; to be a hedge against something → ein Schutz(wall) m → gegen etw sein
vi → ausweichen, kneifen (inf) → (at bei); to hedge on a question → einer Frage ausweichen; to hedge on a promise → nichts versprechen wollen; the president continues to hedge on whether to … → der Präsident lässt es weiterhin offen, ob …; stop hedging and say what you think → weich nicht immer aus, sag, was du denkst!; to hedge against something → sich vor etw (dat) → schützen
vt
investment → absichern; to hedge one’s bets (lit, fig) → sich absichern, auf Nummer sicher gehen (inf)
field, garden → (mit einer Hecke) umgeben
hedge:
hedge sparrow
n → Heckenbraunelle f
hedge trimmer
n → Elektroheckenschere f
hedge [hɛdʒ]
hedge [hɛdʒ]
2. vt (Agr) → recintare con una siepe
to be hedged about or around or in with (restricted) → essere limitato/a da, essere vincolato/a da
to hedge one's bets (fig) → cercare di non compromettersi
to be hedged about or around or in with (restricted) → essere limitato/a da, essere vincolato/a da
to hedge one's bets (fig) → cercare di non compromettersi
3. vi → tergiversare, essere elusivo/a
hedge [hɛdʒ]
2. vt (Agr) → recintare con una siepe
to be hedged about or around or in with (restricted) → essere limitato/a da, essere vincolato/a da
to hedge one's bets (fig) → cercare di non compromettersi
to be hedged about or around or in with (restricted) → essere limitato/a da, essere vincolato/a da
to hedge one's bets (fig) → cercare di non compromettersi
3. vi → tergiversare, essere elusivo/a
n hedge [hedʒ]
a line of bushes etc planted so closely together that their branches form a solid mass, grown round the edges of gardens, fields etc. heining, laning سِياج من شُجيْرات плет živý plot hæk die Hecke φράχτης από θάμνους seto hekk پرچين pensasaita haie גַדֵר חָיָה बाड़ा živica, ograda élősövény pagar hidup limgerði siepe かきね 산울타리 gyvatvorė dzīvžogs pagar pokok renek heg hekk żywopłot sebe gard viu живая изгородь živý plot živa meja živa ograda häck แนวพุ่มไม้ çalı çit 樹籬 живопліт جھاڑیوں کی باڑ bờ giậu 篱笆,树篱
v
1 to avoid giving a clear answer to a question. bontpraat يَتَمَلَّص من الجواب увъртам vytáčet se undvige; tøve sich winden υπεκφεύγω contestar con evasivas põiklema جلوگيري كردن از vältellä chercher des faux-fuyants לְהִתחָמֵק מִתשוּבָה हिचकिचाना izmotavati se, oklijevati nem vall színt mengelak koma sér hjá að svara essere evasivo かわす 얼렁뚱땅 대답하다 išsisukinėti izvairīties (no tiešas atbildes) berdolak-dalik omheinen gå rundt grøten, komme med påskudd odpowiadać wymijająco esquivar-se a ocoli răspunsul увиливать vykrúcať sa izmikati se izvrdavati göra (komma med) undanflykter คำพูดที่เป็นสองนัย kaçamaklı cevap vermek, kıvırtmak 閃躲問題 ухилятися جواب دینے میں آنا کانی کرنا nói loanh quanh 躲闪
2 (with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge. afkamp, omhein يُسَيِّج، يُحَوِّط ограждам ohradit (živým plotem) omgærde einhegen περιφράσσω cercar (con un seto) hekiga ümbritsema حصاردار كردن aidata enclore לְגַדֵר आगा-पीछा करना ograditi živicom sövénnyel bekerít memagari girða með limgerði circondare con una siepe 囲みこむ 둘러싸서 지키다, 보호하다 apsodinti gyvatvore nožogot ar dzīvžogu memagari sst dgn pokok renek omheggen innhegne, plante hekk rundt otoczyć żywopłotem vedar a împrejmui огораживать живой изгородью ohradiť (živým plotom) ograditi z živo mejo ograditi plantera en häck omkring นำแนวพุ่มไม้มาล้อมรอบพื้นที่ çit ile kuşatmak 用樹籬圍起 обгороджувати جھاڑبندی کرنا quây hàng rào 筑树篱笆
n hedgehog
a small brown prickly-backed animal. krimpvarkie قُنْفُذ таралеж ježek pindsvin der Igel σκαντζόχοιρος erizo siil خارپشت siili hérisson קּיפּוֹד साही jež sündisznó landak broddgöltur riccio, porcospino はりねずみ 고슴도치 ežys ezis landak kecil egel pinnsvin jeż ouriço-cacheiro arici ёж ježko jež jež igelkott เม่น kirpi 刺猬 їжак خارموش، خارپشت، یا ساہل con nhím 猬
n hedgerow [-rou]
a row of bushes forming a hedge, especially in the country. laning, geplante heining سِياج من شُجَيرات شائِكَه жив плет živý plot levende hegn; hæk die Hecke φράχτης από θάμνους seto vivo hekk رديف بوته های پرچين pensasaita haie גַדֵר שִׂיחִים झांड़ियों की पंक्ति živica (élő)sövény semak limgerði (siepe d'arbusti), (siepe di cespugli) いけがき 산울타리 gyvatvorė dzīvžogs pagar pokok renek haag, heg hekk żywopłot sebe gard viu живая изгородь živý plot živa meja živa ograda busk-, trädhäck แนวพุ่มไม้เป็นรั้ว โดยเฉพาะตามทุ่งนาหรือถนนในชนบท çalı çit 圍成樹籬的一排矮叢 живопліт جھاڑیوں کی قطار یا باڑ bờ giậu 栽成树篱的一排灌木,灌木篱墙
hedge → سِياج من الشجيرات živý plot hæk Hecke θαμνοφράκτης seto pensasaita haie živica siepe 垣根 생울타리 heg hekk żywopłot cerca viva, sebe изгородь häck รั้ว çit hàng rào 树篱
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