hedging
noun
1 hedging
Any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change.
synonym: hedge.
Polish: hedging
2 hedging
An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement:
— When you say `maybe' you are just hedging.
synonym: hedge.
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