weighted
Americanadjective
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having additional weight.
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burdened.
weighted with sorrow.
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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.
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Interest-rate strategists at TD Securities wrote in an October 2025 report that the advance of stablecoins could “influence Treasury’s debt management decisions, leading to a shorter weighted average maturity of issuance.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“As buybacks need to be funded with cash or bills, they lead to a reduction in the weighted average maturity of debt, which increases interest rate and rollover risks,” Commerzbank’s Liem said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The weighted rolling consensus 12-month EPS estimate for the index has risen at more than twice the pace of the index’s price.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
“It’s like wearing a weighted blanket and oven mitts,” Gardner notes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Lillian Meecham had been radiant, a dazzling partner who added charm to a family so drilled and weighted down with the responsibility of obedience that they seemed to function and move together like a machine.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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