overweight

[oh-ver-weyt, oh-ver-weyt, oh-ver-weyt]

adjective

1. weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc..

   overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.

noun

1. extra or excess weight above what law or regulation allows, as of baggage or freight.

   The overweight will cost us $12.

2. weight in excess of that considered normal, proper, healthful, etc..

   Overweight in a child should not be neglected.

3. greater effect or importance; preponderance.

verb (used with object)

1. to weight excessively; exceed the weight limit of.

2. to give too much consideration or emphasis to; stress unduly.

overweight

adjective

1. weighing more than is usual, allowed, or healthy

2. finance

   1. 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

   2. (of a fund etc) invested disproportionately in this way

noun

1. extra or excess weight

2. archaic,  greater importance or effect

verb

1. to give too much emphasis or consideration to

2. to add too much weight to

3. to weigh down

Word History and Origins

Origin of overweight¹

First recorded in 1545–55; over- + weight

Example Sentences

One simple way for investors to reduce AI exposure is to buy an equal-weighted S&P 500 index fund that isn’t overweight the largest tech stocks.

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Just the kind of things a wealthy country with an ageing, and increasingly overweight population – like the US – needs.

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All of which means that investors seeking exposure should either buy a dedicated Latin America fund or an actively managed emerging markets fund that overweights the region.

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Hegseth took aim at the packed room’s waistlines, proclaiming that he no longer wanted to see “fat generals and admirals,” or overweight troops.

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Players are weighed every morning and those who return overweight after holidays are forced to train with extra kilograms strapped to their bodies.

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Related Words

• corpulent 
• obese 
• pudgy