hedging
/ˈhɛdʒɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To enclose with a hedge or hedges.
“to hedge a field or garden”
- 2
To obstruct or surround.
- 3
To offset the risk associated with.
- 4
To avoid verbal commitment.
“He carefully hedged his statements with weasel words.”
- 5
To construct or repair a hedge.
- 6
To reduce one's exposure to risk.
noun
- 1
The act of one who hedges (in various senses).
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