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.
Other Word Forms
- self-weighted adjective
- weightedly adverb
- weightedness noun
Etymology
Origin of weighted
Example Sentences
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The standard ratio has moved more or less sideways this week, but the weighted ratio continues to climb.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
“We’ve been adding defensive equity positions, meaning they’re focused on dividend growth or weighted by fundamentals rather than capitalizations,” Hollstein says.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
There was the perfectly weighted pass to Junior Brown that was smashed home superbly for the winner.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
This should drive a meaningful fall in the Thai company’s weighted average cost of capital, and is a sign of its confidence in its stable cash flows, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
His footsteps were not stomping, powerful ones like the emperor’s, but they too were weighted.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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