overweight
noun
Meaning
An excess of weight.
An overweight person.
(investment) A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.
"Apple common stock is one of our overweights."
verb
Meaning
To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.
To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.
adjective
Meaning
(of a person) Heavier than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
(of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
(investment, followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security) Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.
"Our portfolio is very overweight (in) Asian technology stocks."
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