overweight
[ adjective oh-ver-weyt; noun oh-ver-weyt; verb oh-ver-weyt ]
/ adjective ˈoʊ vərˈweɪt; noun ˈoʊ vərˌweɪt; verb ˌoʊ vərˈweɪt /
adjective
weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
noun
verb (used with object)
Words nearby overweight
overwear,
overweary,
overween,
overweening,
overweigh,
overweight,
overwhelm,
overwhelming,
overwind,
overwinter,
overwintering
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British Dictionary definitions for overweighted
overweight
adjective (ˌəʊvəˈweɪt)
weighing more than is usual, allowed, or healthy
finance
- having a higher proportion of one's investments in a particular sector of the market than the size of that sector relative to the total market would suggest: portfolio managers are currently overweight in bonds
- (of a fund etc) invested disproportionately in this way
noun (ˈəʊvəˌweɪt)
extra or excess weight
archaic
greater importance or effect