hedge against



hedge against something

to do something to lessen the risk of something happening; to bet against something bad happening. I want to hedge against something going wrong in the stock market, so I have bonds in my portfolio, too. We will hedge against any risk we can detect.
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hedge something against something

Fig. to protect investments against a decline in value by making counterbalancing bets or investments. The investor hedged his portfolio against a drop in stock prices by buying some bonds. I have to hedge my bets against losing.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Helenehe-LEN (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), he-LE-nu (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Octaviusahk-TAYV-ee-əs (English)Ancient Roman
LukÁŠ-Czech, Slovak
MarkkuMAHRK-kooFinnish
CadenKAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
TuÂN-Vietnamese