top-heavy
[ top-hev-ee ]
/ ˈtɒpˌhɛv i /
adjective
having the top disproportionately heavy; liable to fall from too great weight above.
relatively much heavier or larger above the center or waist than below: a top-heavy wrestler.
Finance.
- having a financial structure overburdened with securities that have priority in the payment of dividends.
- overcapitalized.
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OTHER WORDS FROM top-heavy
top-heav·i·ly, adverbtop-heav·i·ness, nounWords nearby top-heavy
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British Dictionary definitions for top-heavy
top-heavy
adjective
unstable or unbalanced through being overloaded at the top
finance (of an enterprise or its capital structure) characterized by or containing too much debt capital in relation to revenue or profit so that too little is left over for dividend distributions; overcapitalized
(of a business enterprise) having too many executives
Derived forms of top-heavy
top-heavily, adverbtop-heaviness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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