Definition of over-hedging - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

communication

Rare

excessive use of cautious language

Rare

His over-hedging made his speech seem insincere.

finance

TECH.

excessive use of hedging strategies in finance

TECH.

The company's over-hedging led to reduced profits.

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Origin of over-hedging

English, over (excessive) + hedge (protect)

Examples of over-hedging in a sentence

Over-hedging in his writing made it hard to understand his true stance.
Over-hedging can sometimes backfire on investors.
The risk manager warned against over-hedging.

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French:excès de prudence, sur-couverture, ...
German:übermäßige Vorsicht, übermäßige Absicherung, ...
Italian:eccessiva cautela linguistica, eccesso di copertura, ...
Spanish:sobreprotección, cobertura excesiva, ...
Portuguese:excesso de cautela, excesso de cobertura, ...
Chinese:过度谨慎的语言, 过度对冲, ...
Japanese:過剰な慎重な言葉遣い, 過剰ヘッジ, ...
Arabic:مُبالَغَة فِي التَّحَفُّظ, الإفراط في التحوط, ...
Hebrew:הִתְגַּנְּחוּת מֻקְצֶלֶת, גִידוּר יֶתֶר, ...
Russian:чрезмерное использование осторожного языка, чрезмерное хеджирование, ...
Ukrainian:надмірна обережність у мові, надмірне хеджування, ...
Hindi:अत्यधिक सावधानी, अत्यधिक हेजिंग, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত সতর্ক ভাষা ব্যবহার, অতিরিক্ত হেজিং, ...
Catalan:excés de cautela, cobertura excessiva, ...
Czech:nadměrné používání opatrného vyjadřování, přezajištění, ...
Danish:overdreven forsigtighed, overdreven afdækning, ...
Dutch:overmatige voorzichtigheid, overmatige afdekking, ...
Greek:υπερβολική επιφυλακτικότητα, υπερ-αντιστάθμιση, ...
Hungarian:körülményeskedés, túlfedezés, ...
Khmer:ការប្រើពាក្យប្រុងប្រយ័ត្នហួសកម្រិត, ការការពារហានិភ័យហួសកម្រិត, ...
Korean:과도한 신중함, 과도한 헤징, ...
Persian:احتیاط بیش از حد, پوشش بیش از حد, ...
Polish:nadmierna ostrożność językowa, nadmierne zabezpieczanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):excesso de cautela, excesso de hedge, ...
Romanian:supraprecauție lingvistică, supraprotejare, ...
Swedish:överdriven försiktighet i språket, överhedging, ...
Thai:การใช้ภาษาที่ระมัดระวังเกินไป, การป้องกันความเสี่ยงมากเกินไป, ...
Turkish:aşırı ihtiyatlı dil kullanımı, aşırı riskten korunma, ...
Vietnamese:quá mức thận trọng trong ngôn ngữ, quá mức bảo hiểm rủi ro, ...

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