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101hedge — I UK [hedʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms hedge : singular hedge plural hedges ** a line of bushes or small trees growing close together around a garden or field We crawled through a gap in the hedge. a high hawthorn hedge • a hedge against… …
102hedge in — verb enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges hedge the property • Syn: ↑hedge • Hypernyms: ↑enclose, ↑close in, ↑inclose, ↑shut in • Verb Group: ↑ …
103hedge — hedge1 [hedʒ] n [: Old English; Origin: hecg] 1.) a row of small bushes or trees growing close together, usually dividing one field or garden from another 2.) something that protects you against possible problems, especially financial loss hedge… …
104hedge — /hɛdʒ / (say hej) noun 1. a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary. 2. any barrier or boundary. 3. an act or a means of hedging a bet or the like. 4. an investment, fiscal policy, etc.,… …
105Hedge fund — A fund that may employ a variety of techniques to enhance returns, such as both buying and shorting stocks based on a valuation model. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * hedge fund hedge fund ➔ fund1 * * * A private investment fund… …
106hedge fund — noun a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short selling and heavy leveraging • Syn: ↑hedgefund •… …
107hedge sparrow — noun small brownish European songbird • Syn: ↑sparrow, ↑dunnock, ↑Prunella modularis • Hypernyms: ↑accentor * * * noun : a common European bird (Prunella modularis syn. Accentor modularis) that resembles a thr …
108hedge — 1 noun (C) 1 a row of small bushes or trees growing close together, usually dividing one field or garden from another 2 something that gives you protection in case you lose money: Buying a house will be a hedge against inflation. 2 verb hedged,… …
109Hedge wizard — In fantasy literature, a hedge wizard or hedge magician is a wizard of low ability, generally self taught or with a low education background as opposed to the common examples of being apprenticed to a mentor or studying though a structured… …
110hedge — hedgeless, adj. /hej/, n., v., hedged, hedging. n. 1. a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, esp. when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges. 2. any barrier or boundary: a hedge of stones. 3. an… …
