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hedged
hedge H0121500 (hĕj)n.1. A row of closely planted shrubs or low-growing trees forming a fence or boundary.2. A line of people or objects forming a barrier: a hedge of spectators along the sidewalk.3. a. A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss: a hedge against inflation.b. A securities transaction that reduces the risk on an existing investment position.4. An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement.5. A word or phrase, such as possibly or I think, that mitigates or weakens the certainty of a statement.v. hedged, hedg·ing, hedg·es v.tr.1. To enclose or bound with or as if with hedges.2. To hem in, hinder, or restrict with or as if with a hedge.3. To minimize or protect against the loss of by counterbalancing one transaction, such as a bet, against another.v.intr.1. To plant or cultivate hedges.2. To take compensatory measures so as to counterbalance possible loss.3. To avoid making a clear, direct response or statement.
[Middle English, from Old English hecg.]
hedg′er n.hedg′y adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | hedged - evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statementweasel-wordedqualified - limited or restricted; not absolute; "gave only qualified approval" |
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