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  • adjective qualified; limited or restricted.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of hedge.
  • adjective finance Offset by another financial asset.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement

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Examples

  • If the yields of yen-denominated bonds look poor — for example, if the 20-year government bond gets stuck below 1.7% — "we may have to reinvest matured domestic bonds and loans in hedged foreign bonds," said Michihisa Tanimoto, managing director and director of the board of Sumitomo Life Insurance Co.,

    Japan's Life Insurers Yield to Temptation Megumi Fujikawa 2010

  • Mr. McCain hedged a bit: I have great admiration and respect for the Kennedy family.

    McCain Sidesteps Talk About Campaign on Letterman - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Mr. McCain hedged a bit: I have great admiration and respect for the Kennedy family.

    McCain Sidesteps Talk About Campaign on Letterman - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • For reference, our short-term hedged inventory at December 31, 2011, is consisted of approximately 15 million barrels equivalent with an aggregate value of approximately $1 billion.

    unknown title 2012

  • For reference, our short-term hedged inventory at September 30,2011, consisted of approximately 15 million barrels equivalent with an aggregate value of approximately $1.1 billion.

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  • Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's call hedged his strong backing of the result of Friday's vote.

    Bloody Day on Iran's Streets 2009

  • Many of the trades are currently hedged, which is intended to limit losses, but Mr. Pasciucco said maintaining the hedges "is a task," which is one reason to pay bonuses to keep employees who are familiar with the portfolio.

    Action on AIG Unit May Cost Taxpayers 2009

  • Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's call hedged his strong backing of the result of Friday's vote.

    Iran to Recount Some Votes 2009

  • So he began a phase of entertainment production we might generously call hedged-bet experiments, films and television shows with built-in audience appeal that would allow him to turn profits and still perfect his technical wizardry.

    THE YOUNG INDIANA JONES CHRONICLES – VOLUME THREE | Obsessed With Film 2008

  • So-called hedged mines, which have sold a part of their future production in advance at an agreed price, are better protected against falling prices.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

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