Synonyms

weighted

American

[wey-tid] / ˈweɪ tɪd /

adjective

having additional weight.
burdened.

weighted with sorrow.
adjusted or adapted to a representative value, especially in determining the value of a legislator's vote as proportionate to the population of that legislator's constituency.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of weighted

First recorded in 1650–60; weight + -ed ²

Vocabulary lists containing weighted

Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 15-20

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Example Sentences

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That the format is almost weighted in their favour, creating easier paths to the knockout rounds.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

A discounted cash-flow valuation using a weighted average cost of capital of 9.92% and a terminal value of $25.3 billion produces a 12-month target price of $572.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

It’s why Carson Zone is at the gym every Monday and Friday, grunting into weighted hip thrusts and pushing through heavy staggered lunges.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

On that basis, the EUV portfolio trades at a weighted forward price-to-earnings multiple of 40.6.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

She rose before dawn each day and lifted sacks weighted with stones many times with each arm before she put the kettle over the fire.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

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