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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."

Synonyms

fat,
morbidly obese,
obese,
overnourished