| Engels > Nederlands |
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| hedge |
| 1. haag |
| Engels > Engels |
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| hedge |
| 1. n. A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden. |
| He trims the hedge once a week. |
| 2. n. A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm. |
| 3. n. (mainly) A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land. |
| 4. n. (pragmatics) A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement. |
| 5. n. (finance) Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements). |
| The asset class acts as a hedge. |
| A hedge is an investment position intended to offset potential losses/gains that may be incurred by a companion investment. In simple language, a hedge is used to reduce any substantial losses/ |
| 6. n. (Ireland) Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate. |
| 7. v. To enclose with a hedge or hedges. |
| to hedge a field or garden |
| 8. v. To obstruct with a hedge or hedges. |
| 9. v. (transitive, finance) To offset the risk associated with. |
| 10. v. To avoid verbal commitment. |
| He carefully hedged his statements with weasel words. |
| 11. v. (intransitive) To construct or repair a hedge. |
| 12. v. (intransitive, finance) To reduce one's exposure to risk. |
| Nederlands > Engels |
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| haag |
| 1. n-f. A hedge, thicket of woody bushes planted in a row |
| 2. n-f. A lane, (often double) row of lined-up persons or objects, as for a formal guard of honor inspection |
| 3. n-f. (obsolete) Undergrowth, a dense low forest |
