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underweighted

underweighted is the simple past and past participle of underweight.

Meaning of underweight

Verb

underweight (third-person singular simple present underweights, present participle underweighting, simple past and past participle underweighted)

  1. (transitive) To underestimate the weight of.
  2. (transitive) To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.
  3. (transitive) To invest in less than conventional wisdom would dictate.
    • Although the portfolio overweights the German market, it underweights German marks.2009, Philip Lawton, Todd Jankowski, Investment Performance Measurement, page 419

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Questions about underweighted

What is underweighted the simple past and past participle of?
Underweighted is the simple past and past participle of underweight.

Words near underweighted in the dictionary

  1. underweening
  2. underweens
  3. underweigh
  4. underweighs
  5. underweight
  6. underweighted
  7. underweighting
  8. underweights
  9. underwent
  10. underwhelm
  11. underwhelmed

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