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hedge noun caution, circumspection, course of prooection, equivocation, hesitancy, hesitation, instrumentality of protection, means of protection, method of protection, prevention against loss, prevention of downside, protection against loss, safeguard
Associated concepts: hedge laws, hedges encroaching on another, hedge against inflation, notice of appeal as hedge against loss, person's property

hedge verb be careful, be cautious, border, bound, circle, circumscribe, compass, conceal, cover, delimit, delineate, demarcate, divide, dodge, edge, enclose, encompass, ensphere, evade, fence, flank, girdle, guard, hide, limit, mark off, outline, play safe, render safe, ring, safeguard, screen, shelter, shield, surround

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be careful be cautious border bound boundary circle circumscribe compass conceal cover delimit delimitate delineate demarcate divide dodge edge encircle enclose			HEDGING BETS ON THE HIGH SEAS As the latest ship seizures off the coast of Somalia demonstrate, piracy has not let up following the Apr. HEDGING BETS ON THE HIGH SEAS by Edited Deborah Stead / BusinessWeek The announcement came just weeks after Cathay said it had lost more than a billion US dollars in 2008, the company's first full-year loss in a decade, due to the global slowdown as well as hedging bets on fuel prices that went wrong. As revenue drops, Cathay asks staff to take leave by AFP / AFP Asian Edition And just weeks ago the firm posted an annual loss of more than a billion US dollars in 2008, its first full-year loss for a decade as demand fell off due to the economics slowdown as well as losses on fuel hedging bets. Global slowdown takes a toll on Cathay Pacific by AFP / AFP Global Edition			hearty heat Heat of Passion heated debate heave heave up heaven heaven sent heaviness heaviness of heart heaviness of spirit heavy heavy demand heavy-handed heavy-hearted heavy-laden heavyhearted hebes hebetudinous heckle hector hectoring hedge hedge in Hedge-bote hedging bets heed heedful heedfulness heedless heedlessness heft Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich hegemonic hegemonical hegemony hegira Heifer height height of one’s ambition height of perfection heighten heightened heightening heinous heinous conduct heinous crime heinous misconduct heinousness heir heir apparent			hedger hedger hedgerow hedgerow Hedgerows Hedgerows Hedgers Hedgers Hedgers Hedgers hedges hedges hedges hedges hedges Hedges Against Inflation hedges bets hedges bets hedges bets hedges bets Hedges' Standardized Mean Difference Hedgie Hedgies hedging hedging hedging hedging hedging hedging Hedging Against Inflation hedging bets Hedging bill Hedging Demand Hedging demands Hedging Effectiveness Hedging Strategies Hedging Strategies Hedging Strategies Hedging Strategies Hedging Strategy Hedging Strategy Hedging Strategy Hedging Strategy hedgy hedgy hedgy hedgy hedgy HEDH HEDI HEDIC Hediegger Hediegger Hedin, Sven Anders hediondilla HEDIS HEDIS HEDIS HEDITP Hedjaz Hedjaz

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