English noun: hedgefund | |||
| 1. | hedgefund (group) a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging | ||
| Synonyms | hedge fund | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fund, investment company, investment firm, investment trust | ||