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hedge

Letters that make hedge

d, e, g, h are letters that make 'hedge'

Words within hedge

edge, he, He, dg, ED, Ge are words within 'hedge'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of hedge

hedger, hedges, hedged are words created by adding a letter to 'hedge'

hedge is a 5 letter word ending with e
hedge is a 5 letter word starting with h

7 possible definitions for 'hedge'

Hedge as "minimize loss or risk"

Under this definition, hedge is a verb and has the following properties:

hedge as a type

'hedge' can be a type of minimize, minimise.

Derivatives of hedge

hedger is a derivative of hedge.

Example of hedge used within this context

"diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks", "hedge your bets"

Hedge as "a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes"

Under this definition, hedge is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hedgerow has the same meaning as hedge

hedge as a type

'hedge' can be a type of fence, fencing.

Types of hedge

privet hedge, shelterbelt, windbreak are types of 'hedge'.

Hedge as "any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk, for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change"

Under this definition, hedge is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hedging has the same meaning as hedge

hedge as a type

'hedge' can be a type of protection, security.

Hedge as "hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge"

Under this definition, hedge is a verb and has the following properties:

hedge as a type

'hedge' can be a type of hem in.

Verb groups of hedge

hedge, hedge in are verb groups of 'hedge'.

Example of hedge used within this context

"The animals were hedged in"

Hedge as "enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges"

Under this definition, hedge is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hedge in has the same meaning as hedge

hedge as a type

'hedge' can be a type of enclose, inclose, close in, shut in.

Verb groups of hedge

hedge is a verb group of hedge.

Example of hedge used within this context

"hedge the property"

Hedge as "an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement"

Under this definition, hedge is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hedging has the same meaning as hedge

hedge as a type

'hedge' can be a type of evasion, equivocation.

Derivatives of hedge

evade, put off, circumvent, elude, skirt, fudge, dodge, sidestep, hedge, duck, parry are derivatives of 'hedge'.

Hedge as "avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)"

Under this definition, hedge is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

evade, put off, circumvent, elude, skirt, fudge, dodge, sidestep, duck, parry have the same meaning as 'hedge'

hedge as a type

'hedge' can be a type of avoid.

Types of hedge

beg, quibble are types of 'hedge'.

Derivatives of hedge

slyboots, hedger, equivocator, tergiversator, dodging, scheme, avoidance, fox, dodger, hedge, dodge, escape, evasion, turning away, shunning, circumvention, hedging are derivatives of 'hedge'.