hedge fund

[hej fuhnd]

noun

1. an investment partnership that uses high-risk, speculative methods to obtain large, short-term profits.

hedge fund

noun

1. a largely unregulated speculative fund which offers substantial returns for high-risk investments

Word History and Origins

Origin of hedge fund¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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