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hedging

UK
/ˈhɛdʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈhɛdʒɪŋ/

Translations

hedgingnoun
hedgings
pl
couvertureFinance.
The investor used hedging to protect his portfolio from potential losses due to market volatility.
L’investisseur a utilisé une couverture pour protéger son portefeuille contre les pertes potentielles dues à la volatilité du marché.
modalisationLinguistique; usage d’un langage volontairement prudent ou vague.
Academic writers often employ hedging to avoid making over-generalised claims.
Les auteurs universitaires emploient souvent la modalisation pour éviter de formuler des affirmations trop générales.
Additional translations
plantation de haiesJardinage.
couvertureAu sens figuré, protection ou défense contre une perte ou un échec.
Synonyms
protection
safeguarding
insurance
buffer
shielding
hedgingadjective
more hedging
Comp.
most hedging
Super.
UK
/ˈhɛdʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈhɛdʒɪŋ/
Used attributively (e.g., "hedging strategy"), functions as an adjective derived from the present participle.
de couvertureFinance.
Investors often rely on hedging instruments when designing a comprehensive hedging strategy.
Les investisseurs s’appuient souvent sur des instruments de couverture lorsqu’ils élaborent une stratégie de couverture complète.
Additional translations
atténuéSe dit d’un énoncé ou d’un langage prudent, réservé, qui adoucit l’affirmation.
Synonyms
evasive
noncommittal
equivocal
tentative
cautious
indirect
circumspect
ambiguous
guarded
equivocating
prevaricating
hedgy
hedgeverb

hedging

Gerund

hedged
Past Simple
hedged
Past Participle
hedging
Gerund
UK
/hɛdʒ/
US
/hɛdʒ/
couvrirFinance.
Investors often hedge their bets by diversifying their portfolios.
Les investisseurs couvrent souvent leurs positions en diversifiant leurs portefeuilles.
éluderRéponse indirecte ou prudente.
When asked about the future of the project, she hedged, saying it was too early to tell.
Lorsqu'on lui a demandé quel serait l'avenir du projet, elle a éludé la question en disant qu'il était trop tôt pour le savoir.
Additional translations
clôturerAvec une haie.
Synonyms
protect
guard
shield
fence
limit
restrict

Definitions

hedgingnoun
A strategy used in finance to reduce or eliminate the risk of price fluctuations in an asset by taking an offsetting position in a related security.
The investor used hedging to protect his portfolio from potential losses due to market volatility.
The act of planting or maintaining a hedge, which is a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs.
The gardener spent the afternoon hedging to ensure the property was well-defined and private.
A means of protection or defense, often used metaphorically to describe a safeguard against potential loss or failure.
The company implemented a hedging strategy to safeguard against potential economic downturns.
The use of deliberately non-committal or vague language to lessen the force of a statement; linguistic hedging.
Academic writers often employ hedging to avoid making over-generalised claims.
hedgingadjective
Relating to or serving as a hedge, especially in finance, to limit or offset risk.
Investors often rely on hedging instruments when designing a comprehensive hedging strategy.
Expressing caution or reservation; qualifying or softening a statement.
She used hedging language to avoid making a definitive commitment.
hedgeverb
To enclose or separate with a hedge.
They decided to hedge the garden to keep the animals out.
To protect oneself against loss by making balancing or compensating transactions.
Investors often hedge their bets by diversifying their portfolios.
To avoid giving a direct answer or commitment.
When asked about the future of the project, she hedged, saying it was too early to tell.
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