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 | ||