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

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Bill Ackman, an insufferable hedge fund person, is not the person who should be making peace here but that's just my opinion. Steve Inskeep, NPR, 6 June 2025 Some billionaires who have previously supported Trump, such as prominent hedge fund manager Bill Ackman and Home Depot founder Ken Langone, have donated to an independent group, the super PAC Fix the City, that supports Cuomo. Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 June 2025 Griffin is the most profitable hedge fund manager in history, overseeing $83 billion in net gains at Citadel from its inception through 2024, according to LCH Investments. Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 Her clients have included politicians, hedge fund managers, Netflix executives, poets, parents, med students, and many more. Nell Wulfhart, CNBC, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hedge fund

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hedge fund was in 1966

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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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hedge fund

see fund sense 2

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