Unscramble hedging

Definition of hedging

noun:

• any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change. Synonyms: hedge.
• an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging". Synonyms: hedge.

verb:

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue", "she skirted the problem", "They tend to evade their responsibilities", "he evaded the questions skillfully". Synonyms: circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt.
• hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals were hedged in". Synonyms: hedge.
• enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges; "hedge the property". Synonyms: hedge, hedge in.
• minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks", "hedge your bets". Synonyms: hedge.

Related words

beg, quibble.

Words nearby

edging.

Rhymes with

edging.