to be a hedge against sth

  • 11Diego Garcia — For other uses, see Diego Garcia (disambiguation). Diego Garcia IATA: NKW – ICAO: FJDG Summary …

    Wikipedia

  • 12bet — bet1 S1 [bet] v past tense and past participle bet present participle betting 1.) [I and T] to risk money on the result of a race, game, competition, or other future event →↑gamble ▪ How much do you want to bet? bet (sb) that ▪ He bet me £10 that …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13low — low1 W1S1 [ləu US lou] adj comparative lower superlative lowest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(small amount/level/value)¦ 2¦(height)¦ 3¦(standards/quality)¦ 4¦(supply)¦ 5¦(sound)¦ 6¦(light)¦ 7¦(heat)¦ 8¦(batt …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14convergence — A term referring to cash and futures prices tending to come together ( i.e., the basis approaches zero) as the futures contract nears expiration. Chicago Board of Trade glossary The coming together of futures prices and cash market prices on the… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 15govern — gov‧ern [ˈgʌvən ǁ ərn] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to officially and legally run a country and make decisions about taxes, laws, public services etc: • the politicians who govern the country • A small military elite has been governing for… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 16low — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ all time, new, record ▪ The pound has hit a new low against the dollar. VERB + LOW ▪ fall to, hit …

    Collocations dictionary