overweight
adjective
weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc..
overweights
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present tense formof overweight (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Instead, its biggest overweights are energy, healthcare and consumer defensive.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Their overweights are financials, real estate, materials, healthcare and energy and communications services and utilities are underweights, while tech and industrials are market weights.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 3, 2025
He recently increased his overweights in cyclical sectors such as financials and homebuilders.
From Reuters ● Jan. 5, 2022
If she overweights these achievements, it may be because people are so disinclined to give her any credit.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 28, 2020
If one overweights the head the whole structure is apt to become unbalanced.
From By Advice of Counsel by Arthur Cheney Train
