Dictionary definition · hedge
noun
- a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
- any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
- an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement"when you say ‘maybe’ you are just hedging"
verb
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)"He dodged the issue"
- hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge"The animals were hedged in"
- enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges"hedge the property"
- minimize loss or risk"diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).