hedge fund

noun

: an investing group usually in the form of a limited partnership that employs speculative techniques in the hope of obtaining large capital gains

Examples of hedge fund in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The most recent trade came in 2020, when a full-floor apartment sold for $12 million to hedge fund manager Soly Vahabzadeh. — Mark David, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026

At the same time, price-sensitive hedge funds have emerged as bigger players in the bond market and are quicker to sell. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

At the conference, Griffin, founder and CEO of the Citadel hedge fund, and Ross, founder of Related Companies and owner of the Miami Dolphins, put their own money behind the effort. — Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Griffin’s massive investment comes as the hedge fund billionaire has increasingly shifted his money and business interests to South Florida. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hedge fund

• and
• bund
• gunned
• hund
• mund
• shunned
• stunned
• fecund
• refund
• rotund
• secund

Legal Definition

hedge fund

see also:

fund sense 2