Hedged

Definition: Hedged

Hedged

Adjective

1. Evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement.

Date "hedged" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1509. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Food & Agriculture	Pertaining to vegetation so browsed back as to appear artificially clipped. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonym: Hedged

Synonym: weasel-worded (adj). (additional references)

Synonym by domain: close-cropped (food & agriculture).

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Conditions	Adjective: conditional, provisional, guarded, fenced, hedged in.
Qualification	Adjective: qualifying; Verb: qualified, conditioned, restricted, hedged; conditional; exceptional; (unconformable).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Hedged

English words defined with "hedged": arbitrage. (references)

Etymologies containing "hedged": Toft. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Understanding Hedged Scale Trading (reference) (more book examples)
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Nepal	Similarly, access to foreign exchange, even for trade purposes, is hedged with restrictions, which effectively limit one's choice of instruments to one vehicle -- the letter of credit. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Hedged" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 53.27% of the time. "Hedged" is used about 107 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)	53.27%	57	44,859
Lexical Verb (past tense)	34.58%	37	56,631
Adjective (general or positive)	12.15%	13	97,576
Total	100.00%	107	N/A

Expression using "hedged": hedged in. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "hedged": fully-hedged, hawthorn-hedged, high-hedged, over-hedged, under-hedged.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "hedged"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		修筑� �篱. (various references)

Danish		nedgræsset (close-cropped). (various references)

Dutch		kaalgevreten (close-cropped), kaalgegraasd (close-cropped). (various references)

French		tondu en brosse. (various references)

German		kurzgefressen (close-cropped). (various references)

Greek		κουρεμένο(όπως το γκαζόν) (close-cropped). (various references)

Italian		brucato intensamente (close-cropped). (various references)

Korean		산울타리로 두르�". (various references)

Pig Latin		edgedhay

Portuguese		vegetação aparada em forma de escova (close-cropped). (various references)

Spanish		recomida (close-cropped). (various references)

Swedish		häckformad (close-cropped). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	Matthew Chapter 21, Verse 33
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Allhn parabolhn akousate anqrwpoV tiV hn oikodespothV ostiV efuteusen ampelwna kai fragmon autw perieqhken kai wruxen en autw lhnon kai wkodomhsen purgon kai exedoto auton gewrgoiV kai apedhmhsen
Latin	405	Vulgate	Aliam parabolam audite homo erat pater familias qui plantavit vineam et sepem circumdedit ei et fodit in ea torcular et aedificavit turrem et locavit eam agricolis et peregre profectus est
Old English	990	West Saxon	Ge-herað nu oðer byspel. Sumhyrdes ealdor wæs. se plantedewingeard. & be-tynde hine & sætte þær-onwinwrengen & ge-tymbrede ænne stepel.& ge-sette þane mid eorðetylian. & ferde oneall-þeodignysse.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Here ye another parable. There was an hosebonde man, that plauntide a vynyerd, and heggide it aboute, and dalfe a presour ther ynne, and bildide a tour, and hiride it to erthe tilieris, and wente fer in pilgrimage.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Herken another similitude. Ther was a certayne housholder which planted a vineyarde and hedged it roude about and made a wynpresse in it and bilt a tower and let it out to husbandmen and wet in to a straunge coutre.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Hear another parable; There was a certain householder, who planted a vineyard, and hedged it around, and digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a remote country:
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Give ear to another story. A master of a house made a vine garden, and put a wall round it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and made a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Matthew Chapter 21, Verse 33
Bulgarian	Чуйте друга притча. Имаше един стопанин, който насади лозе, огради го с плет, изкопа в него лин, и съгради кула; и като го даде под наем на земеделци, отиде в чужбина.
Cebuano	¶ "Patalinghugi ninyo ang lain pang sambingay. May usa ka pangulo sa panimalay nga nagtanum ug kaparrasan ug kini iyang gipalibutan ug paril, gibuhatan ug pigsanan sa parras, gibuhatan ug usa ka lantawanan, ug gipasaopan niya kini sa mga tawo, ug unya milangyaw siya ngadto sa laing dapit.
Chinese	� 們再聽一個 �" 喻．有個家主、 � � 了一個葡萄 �' 、周圍圈上籬笆、裡面挖了一個 �" �' � 、 �"� 了一座 �" 、租給 �' 戶、就往外國去了。
Croatian	"Drugu prispodobu èujte! Bijaše neki domaæin koji posadi vinograd, ogradi ga ogradom, iskopa u njemu tijesak i podiže kulu pa ga iznajmi vinogradarima i otputova.
Danish	Hører en anden Lignelse: Der var en Husbond, som plantede en Vingård og satte et Gærde omkring den og gravede en Perse i den og byggede et Tårn; og han lejede den ud til Vingårdsmænd og drog udenlands.
Dutch	Hoort een andere gelijkenis. Er was een heer des huizes, die een wijngaard plantte, en zette een tuin daarom, en groef een wijnpersbak daarin, en bouwde een toren, en verhuurde dien den landlieden, en reisde buiten 's lands.
Finnish	Kuulkaa toinen vertaus: Oli perheenisäntä, joka istutti viinitarhan ja teki aidan sen ympärille ja kaivoi siihen viinikuurnan ja rakensi tornin; ja hän vuokrasi sen viinitarhureille ja matkusti muille maille.
French	Écoutez une autre parabole. Il y avait un homme, maître de maison, qui planta une vigne. Il l`entoura d`une haie, y creusa un pressoir, et bâtit une tour; puis il l`afferma � des vignerons, et quitta le pays.
German	Höret ein anderes Gleichnis: Es war ein Hausvater, der pflanzte einen Weinberg und führte einen Zaun darum und grub eine Kelter darin und baute einen Turm und tat ihn den Weingärtnern aus und zog über Land.
Haitian Creole	¶ Koute yon lòt parabòl. Vwala se te yon nonm ki te gen anpil tè. Li plante yon jaden rezen. Li fèmen l' ak yon lantouraj, li fouye yon basen pou krase rezen yo. Li bati yon kay pou moun k'ap veye jaden an. Apre sa, li antann li avèk kèk moun pou okipe jaden an pou li, lèfini li pati, li al nan vwayaj.
Hungarian	Más példázatot halljatok: Vala egy házigazda, a ki szõlõt plántála, és azt gyepûvel körülvevé, sajtót ása le benne, és tornyot építe, és kiadá azt munkásoknak, és elutazék.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	"Dengarkan perumpamaan yang satu ini lagi," kata Yesus. "Seorang tuan tanah menanami sebidang kebun anggur. Ia memasang pagar di sekelilingnya, dan menggali lubang untuk alat pemeras anggur, kemudian mendirikan menara jaga. Sesudah itu ia menyewakan kebun anggur itu kepada penggarap-penggarap, lalu berangkat ke negeri lain.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	"Dengarlah suatu perumpamaan yang lain: Bahwa adalah seorang tuan rumah membuka kebun anggur, dipagarnya sekeliling, dan digalinya tempat apitan anggur, dan didirikannya suatu bangun-bangun, lalu disewakannya kebun itu kepada beberapa orang dusun, serta pergi ke negeri yang lain.
Italian	Ascoltate un'altra parabola: C'era un padrone che piantò una vigna e la circondò con una siepe, vi scavò un frantoio, vi costruì una torre, poi l'affidò a dei vignaioli e se ne andò.
Korean	다 시 한 비 � 를 �"� 으 라 한 집 주 인 이 포 도 원 을 만 �"� � 산 울 로 두 르 � 거 기 즙 짜 �" 구 � 를 파 � 망 대 를 �" � 농 부 �"� 에 게 세 로 주 � 타 국 에 �" �" 니
Latvian	Klausieties citu lîdzîbu! Bija cilvçks, nama tçvs, kas iestâdîja vîna dârzu un ieþogoja to, un izraka tanî vîna spiedi, un uzcçla torni, un iznomâja to strâdniekiem, bet pats aizceïoja tâlumâ.
Manx Gaelic	Eaisht-jee rish coraa-dorraghey elley: Va fer-thie dy row ren garey-feeyney y hoiaghey, as ren eh cleigh y yannoo mysh, as chleiy eh press-feeyney ayn, as hrog eh toor, as hoie eh eh rish tannys, as hie eh gys cheer foddey.
Maori	¶ Whakarongo ki tetahi atu kupu whakarite: Tera tetahi rangatira whare i whakato i te mara waina, a taiepatia ana a taka noa, keria ana e ia te takahanga waina i roto, hanga ana tetahi whare tiketike, tukua ana e ia ki nga kaimahi, a haere ana ia ki tawhiti:
Norwegian	Hør en annen lignelse: Det var en husbond som plantet en vingård, og han satte et gjerde omkring den og gravde en vinperse i den og bygget et tårn, og så leide han den ut til vingårdsmenn og drog utenlands.
Portuguese	Ouvi ainda outra parábola: Havia um homem, proprietário, que plantou uma vinha, cercou-a com uma sebe, cavou nela um lagar, e edificou uma torre; depois arrendou-a a uns lavradores e ausentou-se do país.
Rumanian	Ascultayi o altq pildq. Era un om, un gospodar, care a sqdit o vie. A kmprejmuit -o cu un gard, a sqpat un teasc kn ea, wi a zidit un turn. Apoi a dat -o unor vieri, wi a plecat kn altq yarq.
Russian	чЩУМХЫБКФЕ �"ТХЗХА � ТЙФЮХ: �'ЩМ ОЕЛПФПТЩК ИПЪСЙО �"ПНБ, ЛПФПТЩК ОБУБ�"ЙМ ЧЙОПЗТБ�"ОЙЛ, П�'ОЕУ ЕЗП ПЗТБ�"ПА, ЧЩЛП� БМ Ч ОЕН ФПЮЙМП, � ПУФТПЙМ �'БЫОА Й, ПФ�"БЧ ЕЗП ЧЙОПЗТБ�"БТСН, ПФМХЮЙМУС.
Shuar	¶ `Ju Chíkich áujmatmasha antuktarum. Nunká nérentin uwa ajan ajammai. Tura wenuimiai. Uwa neketaincha najanamai. Kumpin jeancha najanamai. Tura mash pénker iwiar shuar Wáitrukarti tusa apujkimiai. Tura ninkia Yajá nunkanam wemai.
Spanish	Oíd otra parábola: Había un hombre, dueño de un campo, quien plantó una viña. La rodeó con una cerca, cavó en ella un lagar, edificó una torre, la arrendó a unos labradores y se fue lejos.
Swahili	Yesu akasema, "Sikilizeni mfano mwingine. Mtu mmoja mwenye nyumba alilima shamba la mizabibu; akalizungushia ukuta, akachimba kisima cha kusindikia divai, akajenga humo mnara pia. Kisha akalikodisha kwa wakulima, akasafiri kwenda nchi ya mbali.
Swedish	Hören nu en annan liknelse: En husbonde planterade en vingård, och han satte stängsel omkring den och högg ut ett presskar därinne och byggde ett vakttorn; därefter lejde han ut den åt vingårdsmän och for utrikes.
Thai	จงฟังคำอุปมาอีกเรื่องหนึ่งว่า ยังมีเจ้าของสวนผู้หนึ่งไ�"้ทำสวนองุ่น แล้วล้อมรั้วต้นไม้ไว้รอบ เขาไ�"้สกั�"บ่อย่ำองุ่นในสวน และสร้างหอเฝ้า ให้ชาวสวนเช่าแล้วก็ไปเมืองไกลเสีย
Ukrainian	¶ Послухайте іншої притчі. Був господар один. Насадив виноградника він, обгородив його муром, видовбав у ньому чавило, башту поставив, і віддав його винарям, та й пішов.
Uma	¶ Na'uli' wo'o-mi Yesus mpo'uli' -raka pangkeni agama Yahudi: "Epe wo'o-koi lolita rapa' tohe'i. Ria hadua pue' bonea mpohu'ai bonea-na hante anggur. Nawala ntololikia-na, nababehi pompeaa' anggur, pai' natunya' wo'o pongko pompodooa. Oti toe, napewai' bonea-na rapobago hi ba hangkuja dua tauna, pai' hilou-imi hi ngata to molaa.
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Derivations
	Words ending with "hedged": unhedged. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Hedged" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: hadge, hedg, Hedgpeth, hedned, hegad, Hegde, hege, heldge, Helgaud, Herget. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "hedged" (pronounced he"jd)
4	h e" j d	unhedged.
3	-e" j d	alleged, dredged, edged, fledged, pledged, wedged.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-d-e-e-g-h"
	-1 letter: edged, hedge.
	-2 letters: deed, edge, geed, ghee, heed.
	-3 letters: dee, edh, ged, gee.
	-4 letters: de, ed, eh, he.
	Words containing the letters "d-d-e-e-g-h"
	+2 letters: hardedge, unhedged.
	+3 letters: bedighted, bigheaded, delighted, eggheaded, hardedges, pigheaded.
	+4 letters: bridgehead, deadweight, hodgepodge, longheaded.
	+5 letters: bridgeheads, deadheading, deadweights, delightedly, godfathered, hedgehopped, hodgepodges, lightheaded, pigheadedly, wrongheaded.
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