(hedger)
1Hedger — Hedg er, n. One who makes or mends hedges; also, one who hedges, as, in betting. [1913 Webster] …
2hedger — An individual or company owning or planning to own a cash commodity, corn, soybeans, wheat, U.S. Treasury bonds, notes, bills etc. and concerned that the cost of the commodity may change before either buying or selling it in the cash market. A… …
3Hedger — This picturesque surname of English origin has two possible sources, firstly it is a topographical name for someone who lived by a hedge or enclosure, deriving from the Old English pre 7th Century hecg meaning hedge . Secondly, the name may be a… …
4Hedger — Der Begriff Kurssicherung oder Hedgegeschäft (kurz Hedging; von engl. to hedge [hɛdʒ], „absichern“) bezeichnet ein Finanzgeschäft zur Absicherung einer Transaktion gegen Risiken wie beispielsweise Wechselkursschwankungen oder Veränderungen in den …
5hedger — hedge ► NOUN 1) a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs. 2) a contract entered into or asset held as a protection against possible financial loss. 3) a word or phrase used to allow for additional possibilities or to avoid… …
6hedger — noun see hedge II …
7hedger — /hej euhr/, n. 1. a person who makes or repairs hedges. 2. a person who hedges in betting, speculating, etc. [1250 1300; ME (in surnames); see HEDGE, ER1] * * * …
8hedger — noun One who makes or mends hedges; also, one who hedges, as, in betting …
9Hedger — ⇡ Hedging …
10hedger — n British a rural vagrant. The term, from the lexi con of the homeless, travellers, etc., denotes a crustie who prefers to live rough in the countryside. It was first recorded in the early 1990s, although phrases containing hedge like ditch for a …