Meaning: Not sufficient to meet a need. Synonyms: inadequate; short; poor. Context examples: an inadequate income / a poor salary / money is short / on short rations / food is in short supply / short on experience. Similar: deficient; insufficient (of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement)
Definition of netting: Settlement of mutual obligations between two parties (called bilateral netting) or with a third party acting as a clearing house (called multilateral netting) where the net difference (not the gross ...
Full Definition of HEDGE. 1. a: a fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees b: barrier, limit. 2. : a means of protection or defense (as against financial loss). 3. : a calculatedly noncommittal or evasive statement. See hedge defined for English-language learners. See hedge defined for kids.