noun
Financial term for reducing risk, often through derivatives or offsetting positions. Also used more broadly for cautious or evasive language.
投資家はリスクを減らすためにヘッジングを行う。
Investors perform hedging to reduce risk.
彼の話し方にはヘッジングが多く、はっきりしない。
His speech contains a lot of hedging and is unclear.