And in all probability you will see your brother, and whatever may be his faults, or the faults of his wife, when I consider whose son he is, I cannot bear to have you so wholly estranged from each other. Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context.
(hÉdÊ) n., v. hedged, hedgâ¢ing. n. 1. a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, esp. when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow. 2. any barrier or boundary. 3. an act or means of hedging: to buy gold as a hedge against inflation. 4. a qualifying or noncommittal statement.
(Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities) Summary This Statement establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, (collectively referred to as derivatives) and for hedging activities.