hedging

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hedging

/ˈhɛd͡ʒɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɛdʒɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of hedge

noun hedgings

The act of one who hedges (in various senses).
Any plant used to form a hedge.
composition The use of intentionally ambiguous or noncommittal statements. Such hedging is necessitated by the lack of in-depth knowledge of the contents, which also gives free rein to the scripting of unsubstantiated factoids concerning the book.
the practice of taking a position in one market to offset and balance against the risk adopted by assuming a position in a contrary or opposing market or investment

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@misc{hedging_2026,
  title = {hedging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hedging},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}