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HEDGING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement

Example:

when you say 'maybe' you are just hedging

Synonyms:

hedge; hedging

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("hedging" is a kind of...):

equivocation; evasion (a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth)

Derivation:

hedge (avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

Synonyms:

hedge; hedging

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("hedging" is a kind of...):

protection; security (defense against financial failure; financial independence)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb hedge

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