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underweighting

underweighting is the present participle and gerund 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 underweighting

What is underweighting the present participle and gerund of?
Underweighting is the present participle and gerund of underweight.

Words near underweighting in the dictionary

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

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