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81hedge your bets — ► to reduce the risk of failure or of losing money by making sure that you can choose between different possibilities: »Some business leaders hedged their bets by donating money to both parties. »Futures contracts allow companies in the nuclear… …
82hedge-accentor — hedgeˈ accenˈtor noun The hedge sparrow • • • Main Entry: ↑hedge …
83hedge-born — hedgeˈ born adjective Born under a hedge, low born • • • Main Entry: ↑hedge …
84hedge-parson — hedgeˈ parson or hedgeˈ priest noun A disreputable, vagrant, or illiterate parson or priest • • • Main Entry: ↑hedge …
85hedge warbler — hedge sparrow or formerly also hedge warbler noun The dunnock (Prunella modularis), a small bird that frequents hedges, superficially like a sparrow but with a more slender bill • • • Main Entry: ↑hedge …
86Hedge fund — n. (Finance) a mutual fund or partnership of investors who pool large sums of money to speculate in securities, increasing the risk of such activity by using borrowed money to leverage the investments, or by selling short. [PJC] …
87hedge agreement — USA Agreement entered into to offset financial risk. For example, an interest rate swap agreement is a hedge agreement where two parties exchange periodic interest payments, commonly a fixed rate of interest for a floating rate in order to… …
88hedge\ about — • hedge in 1. To surround with a hedge or barrier; protect or separate by closing in. The house is hedged about with hushes and trees. The little garden is hedged in to keep the chickens out. 2. To keep from getting out or moving freely; keep… …
89hedge fund — hedge funds N COUNT A hedge fund is an investment fund that invests large amounts of money using methods that involve a lot of risk …
90hedge your bets — If you hedge your bets, you don t risk everything on one opportunity, but try more than one thing …
