Antonyms for HEDGE
hɛdʒhedge

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1. • Enclose
   • Fence
   • Hem In
   • Minimize
   • Protection

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1. hedge, hedgerownoun

   a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

   Synonyms:
   hedging, hedge, hedgerow

2. hedge, hedgingnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   hedging, hedge, hedgerow

3. hedge, hedgingverb

   an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement

   "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging"

   Synonyms:
   hedging, hedge, hedgerow

4. hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestepverb

   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:
   put over, circumvent, set back, dip, turn off, confuse, sidestep, cook, douse, overreach, beat, surround, dishearten, hold over, hem in, environ, defer, outfox, deflect, parry, dodge, remit, fake, duck, border, flurry, prorogue, block, outsmart, hedge, manipulate, put off, evade, falsify, table, misrepresent, postpone, hedge in, shelve, beleaguer, elude, disconcert, ring, wangle, escape, fudge, outwit, besiege, bilk, skirt

5. hedgeverb

   hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge

   "The animals were hedged in"

   Synonyms:
   parry, circumvent, evade, elude, hedge in, fudge, put off, skirt, sidestep, duck, dodge

6. hedge, hedge inverb

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

   "hedge the property"

   Synonyms:
   parry, circumvent, evade, hedge, elude, hedge in, fudge, put off, skirt, sidestep, duck, dodge

7. hedgeverb

   minimize loss or risk

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

   Synonyms:
   parry, circumvent, evade, elude, hedge in, fudge, put off, skirt, sidestep, duck, dodge

How to use HEDGE in a sentence?

1. George Hashbarger:

   The reason people are not hedging any more is based on the market's assessment of when the Fed is going to raise rates, as the estimate for the timing of the raise gets pushed out, people feel less of a need to hedge.

2. George Ratiu:

   This expectation is becoming more visible in the growing number of companies resorting to layoffs as a hedge against a potential economic slowdown, people who are laid off pull back on spending, and even those who are still employed may begin to do the same due to worries about losing their job, thus potentially sending consumer spending into a downward spiral.

3. Elizabeth Warren:

   We don't have to tiptoe anymore, we don't have to hedge our bets.

4. The Europe prime brokerage chief:

   You're seeing hedge funds set up financing desks equivalent to a PB (prime brokerage) house so that they understand how we evaluate the clients, so they can help optimise their activity, because every prime has a slightly different sweetspot across markets.

5. Michael Trotsky:

   There are no greater skeptics of hedge funds than PRIM.

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