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ESLPod_0668_WE_1010 Having Cash Flow Problems The verb "to hedge," in this podcast, means to protect oneself against certain risks, especially financial risks, or to do something that will reduce the problems created by some future event: "How can we hedge against foreign exchange risk?" The phrase "to hedge (one's) bets" means to reduce the likelihood that something bad will happen by doing many different things: "We know most goldfish die within a few days, so we're hedging our bets by buying lots of them." The phrase "to be hedged in" means to not have enough space, or to be surrounded by something: "Their backyard is hedged in by the railroad tracks." Finally, a "hedge" is a small group of plants that are planted in a row very close to each other, usually to separate two parts of a property: "They trim the hedge along their walkway each spring."

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ESLPod 668 to hedge Business | Money

Id	ESLPod_0668_WE_1010
Episode Id	ESLPod 668
Episode Title	Having Cash Flow Problems
Phrase	to hedge
Text	The verb "to hedge," in this podcast, means to protect oneself against certain risks, especially financial risks, or to do something that will reduce the problems created by some future event: "How can we hedge against foreign exchange risk?" The phrase "to hedge (one's) bets" means to reduce the likelihood that something bad will happen by doing many different things: "We know most goldfish die within a few days, so we're hedging our bets by buying lots of them." The phrase "to be hedged in" means to not have enough space, or to be surrounded by something: "Their backyard is hedged in by the railroad tracks." Finally, a "hedge" is a small group of plants that are planted in a row very close to each other, usually to separate two parts of a property: "They trim the hedge along their walkway each spring."
Topics	Business \| Money

Hedge Means Eslpod Problems Risks Reduce Phrase Hedged