hedge against
phrasal verb
hedged against; hedging against; hedges against
: to protect oneself from (something)
They hedge against inflation by investing their money.
looking for ways to hedge against risk/failure
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Investors are turning to gold as a safe-haven asset to hedge against potential crises.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
But an expansion of retail products has made private markets more attractive to investors seeking returns that could serve as a hedge against inflation, and protect against any potential shocks in the stock or bond markets.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
There are two things worth noting about this bill, however:
The big theme is holding bitcoins as a hedge against inflation.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
The only way South Korea can hedge against the United States’ periodic swings toward isolationism, unilateralism, and transactionalism is to acquire its own nuclear defenses, thereby reducing its inordinate dependence on the United States for its security.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
But an expansion of retail products has made private markets more attractive to investors seeking returns that could serve as a hedge against inflation, and protect against any potential shocks in the stock or bond markets.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
There are two things worth noting about this bill, however:
The big theme is holding bitcoins as a hedge against inflation.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
The only way South Korea can hedge against the United States’ periodic swings toward isolationism, unilateralism, and transactionalism is to acquire its own nuclear defenses, thereby reducing its inordinate dependence on the United States for its security.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Hedge against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20against. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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