English noun: hedging | |||
1. | hedging (possession) any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change | ||
Synonyms | hedge | ||
Broader (hypernym) | protection, security | ||
2. | hedging (communication) an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement | ||
Samples | When you say `maybe' you are just hedging. | ||
Synonyms | hedge | ||
Broader (hypernym) | equivocation, evasion | ||