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Meaning of hedge

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  hedge
      n 1: a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
           [syn: {hedge}, {hedgerow}]
      2: any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk;
         for example, taking two positions that will offset each other
         if prices change [syn: {hedge}, {hedging}]
      3: an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when
         you say `maybe' you are just hedging" [syn: {hedge},
         {hedging}]
      v 1: 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"
           [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent},
           {parry}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]
      2: hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals
         were hedged in"
      3: enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges;
         "hedge the property" [syn: {hedge}, {hedge in}]
      4: minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to
         hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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