Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hedging

/ˈhɛd͡ʒɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: hedg-ing
IPA: /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hedge

noun

The act of one who hedges (in various senses).

noun

Any plant used to form a hedge.

noun

The use of intentionally ambiguous or noncommittal statements.

noun

the practice of taking a position in one market to offset and balance against the risk adopted by assuming a position in a contrary or opposing market or investment

Example Sentences

"Such hedging is necessitated by the lack of in-depth knowledge of the contents, which also gives free rein to the scripting of unsubstantiated factoids concerning the book."

Inflected Forms

hedgings (plural)

Derived Forms

subhedging superhedging

Phrases

hedging bill hedging-bill over-hedging under-hedging

Synonyms

hedge

Rhymes With

alleging edging dredging pledging fledging

Questions

How do you pronounce hedging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪŋ/.
What does hedging mean?: present participle and gerund of hedge

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