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hedged

/hɛd͡ʒd/

hedged is the simple past and past participle of hedge.

Meaning of hedge

Verb

hedge (third-person singular simple present hedges, present participle hedging, simple past and past participle hedged)

  1. (transitive) To enclose with a hedge or hedges.
    • to hedge a field or garden
  2. (transitive) To obstruct or surround.
    • Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hosea 2:6
  3. (transitive) To offset the risk associated with.
  4. (ambitransitive) To avoid verbal commitment.
    • He carefully hedged his statements with weasel words.
    Synonyms:
    parry, shuffle
  5. (intransitive) To construct or repair a hedge.
  6. (intransitive) To reduce one's exposure to risk.

See all 13 meanings of hedge

Adjective

hedged

  1. Offset by another financial asset.

Words formed from hedged

Phrases with hedged

Words that rhyme with hedged

Questions about hedged

What does hedged mean?
Hedged means offset by another financial asset.
What is hedged the simple past and past participle of?
Hedged is the simple past and past participle of hedge.
What part of speech is hedged?
Hedged is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hedged?
Hedged is pronounced /hɛd͡ʒd/.

Words near hedged in the dictionary

  1. hedgebreaker
  2. hedgebreakers
  3. Hedgecock
  4. Hedgecoe
  5. Hedgecox
  6. hedged
  7. hedged about
  8. hedged around
  9. hedged in
  10. hedged one's bets
  11. hedgeful

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