"hedging" meaning in English

See hedging in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hedging.wav Forms: hedgings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛdʒɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} hedging (plural hedgings)
  1. The act of one who hedges (in various senses).
    Sense id: en-hedging-en-noun-8VCwlXL2
  2. Any plant used to form a hedge.
    Sense id: en-hedging-en-noun-a-JXhukm Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 42 6 40 3
  3. (pragmatics, composition) The use of intentionally ambiguous or noncommittal statements. Tags: composition
    Sense id: en-hedging-en-noun-nrTLA7Zr Categories (other): Pragmatics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, pragmatics, sciences
  4. (finance) the practice of taking a position in one market to offset and balance against the risk adopted by assuming a position in a contrary or opposing market or investment
    Sense id: en-hedging-en-noun-CeFUOV0p Categories (other): Finance, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 32 9 44 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 29 9 46 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 42 6 40 3 Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hedging bill, hedging-bill, over-hedging, subhedging, superhedging, under-hedging

Verb

IPA: /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hedging.wav
Rhymes: -ɛdʒɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} hedging
  1. present participle and gerund of hedge Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: hedge
    Sense id: en-hedging-en-verb-PiorR0f9

Inflected forms

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