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HEJ/hedʒ/

A hedge is a line of bushes forming a boundary. It also means a protection against loss: a hedge against inflation. As a verb, to hedge is to avoid a clear answer, or to protect a bet. Fence is a built twin. Councils cut hedges that block cycle lanes.

Meaning

A line of bushes forming a boundary; also a protection against loss (a hedge against inflation).

Examples

• “The council cut the hedge that blocked the cycle lane.”
• “Index-linked savings can be a hedge against inflation, which is the money sense.”

Good to know

a garden / roadside hedge. Finance: a hedge against. Verb: hedge your bets / hedge in an interview. Twin (built): a fence. Highways.

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