overweight

noun

  1. 1

    An excess of weight.

  2. 2

    An overweight person.

  3. 3

    (investment) A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.

    Apple common stock is one of our overweights.

verb

  1. 1

    To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.

  2. 2

    To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.

Antonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    (of a person) Heavier than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.

  2. 2

    (of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.

  3. 3

    (investment, followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security) Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.

    Our portfolio is very overweight (in) Asian technology stocks.

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