Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

under-hedging

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
un-der--hedg-ing
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hedging to an insufficient extent, such that some future risk remains.

Uncountable

Etymology

From under- + hedging.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does under-hedging mean?
Hedging to an insufficient extent, such that some future risk remains.
Where does under-hedging come from?
From under- + hedging.

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