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Noun: hedgefund
  1. A flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging
    - hedge fund

Derived forms: hedgefunds, hedge funds

Type of: fund, investment company, investment firm, investment trust

Encyclopedia: Hedgefund