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under-hedging

under-hedging noun: hedging to an insufficient extent, such that some future risk remains.

Noun

under-hedging (uncountable)

  1. Hedging to an insufficient extent, such that some future risk remains.

Origin of under-hedging

From under- + hedging.

Questions about under-hedging

What does under-hedging mean?
Under-hedging means hedging to an insufficient extent, such that some future risk remains.
What part of speech is under-hedging?
Under-hedging is a noun.

Words near under-hedging in the dictionary

  1. under-grounder
  2. under-grounders
  3. under-handed
  4. under-handedly
  5. under-handedness
  6. under-hedging
  7. under-kimono
  8. under-kimonos
  9. under-manager
  10. under-managers
  11. under-oxygenated

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