hedges

noun

A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
He trims the hedge once a week.
A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
A hedge is an investment position intended to offset potential losses/gains that may be incurred by a companion investment. In simple language, a hedge is used to reduce any substantial losses/gains suffered by an individual or an organization.
(noun adjunct) Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.

verb

To enclose with a hedge or hedges.
to hedge a field or garden
To obstruct or surround.
To offset the risk associated with.
To avoid verbal commitment.
He carefully hedged his statements with weasel words.
To construct or repair a hedge.
To reduce one's exposure to risk.

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