Synonyms:
hedge, hedging
Meaning: an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging"
Synonyms:
hedge, hedging
Meaning: any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
Usage examples
They prove something in regard to a consciousness of divinity hedging us about, but nothing at all in favor of a recognition of one God; they exemplify how profound is the conviction of a highest and first principle, but they do not offer the least reason to surmise that this was a living reality in doctrine or practice.