overweight
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Definition of overweight
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1 : weight over and above what is required or allowed
2 : excessive or burdensome weight
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Definition of overweight (Entry 2 of 3)
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Definition of overweight (Entry 3 of 3)
: exceeding expected, normal, or proper weight especially : exceeding the bodily weight normal for one's age, height, and build
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Synonyms & Antonyms for overweight
Synonyms: Adjective
blubbery, chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, obese, plump, portly, pudgy, replete, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby
Antonyms: Adjective
lean, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin
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Examples of overweight in a Sentence
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He looked to be at least 20 pounds overweight. an overweight person who had difficulty running even a short distanceRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
She maybe smart, and an activist but for fat and overweight shouldn’t be glorified ! — Elizabeth Zwirz, Fox News, "Self magazine features plus-size model Tess Holliday on first digital cover," 1 July 2018 Some larger nations -- such as the United Kingdom and Germany -- did not partake in the study but have their own surveillance systems to track overweight and obesity prevalence in children. — Mark Lieber, CNN, "Childhood obesity is high in home of Mediterranean diet," 29 May 2018 Abbas, who is a heavy smoker and overweight, has a long history of health issues, ranging from heart trouble to a bout with prostate cancer a decade ago. — Ian Deitch, USA TODAY, "Reports: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hospitalized with fever," 20 May 2018 Their 15-year-old daughter, Elsbeth, is overweight, soon to be bulimic, and infatuated with a bad-boy photographer. — Wendy Smith, BostonGlobe.com, "Post-Holocaust life follows an unsurprising American trajectory," 8 June 2018 Though shedding pounds for people who are overweight is often suggested, the researchers also found that even without weight loss, changing to a healthier diet helps stave off diabetes. — Len Canter, chicagotribune.com, "Using diet to stave off diabetes," 14 May 2018 But that defeat–to a tough, plodding, roughhousing opponent who came in overweight and utilized what could fairly be described as questionable tactics–only underscored the importance of Lomachenko’s footwork. — Greg Bishop, SI.com, "Vasiliy Lomachenko's Rise to Boxing's Upper Echelon Began in Dance Classes Growing Up in Ukraine," 9 May 2018 Women who didn't follow any of the healthy lifestyle factors had an average BMI of 29.8, just shy of the border between overweight and obesity. — Karen Kaplan, latimes.com, "These five healthy habits could extend your life by a dozen years or more, study says," 30 Apr. 2018 The records from the colonoscopy, performed in November 2016, showed that the Mobile senator was about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighed 190 pounds, which put his body mass index at the lower range of overweight. — Howard Koplowitz, AL.com, "GOP gubernatorial hopeful Bill Hightower releases medical records, urges rivals to follow suit," 27 Apr. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Consider the problem posed by the abundance of scales for assessing gaming disorders, many of which overweight the clinical relevance of time spent gaming. — Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, "WHO Calls Gaming Disorder an Illness. Experts Say Not So Fast," 19 June 2018 The fact that American women are more likely to be overweight may also add to health care costs, says Dr. Jha. — Amanda Macmillan, Health.com, "Even Kate Middleton's Luxury Hospital Stay Costs Less Than a Typical Birth in America," 26 Apr. 2018 The poll, conducted by Glen Bolger of Public Opinion Strategies for a Tennessee business group and obtained by POLITICO, shows Bredesen up 47 to 45, despite a sample that was overweighted with Republicans. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "‘Ego-Driven, Tired Old Man’ Corker Considers Un-Retirement From Senate," 13 Feb. 2018 So if investment-grade corporate bonds have a high momentum score, the fund will overweight them relative to its benchmark, the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, and vice versa if the score is low. — Gerrard Cowan, WSJ, "A Bond ETF for the Momentum-Hungry," 9 July 2017 The portfolio managers then eliminate the those with the worst emissions, de-emphasize the lesser performers and overweight the better ones. — Tim Gray, New York Times, "Funds That Can Put Your Investments on a Low-Carbon Diet," 13 Oct. 2017 But the U.S.C./LAT poll had terrible luck: The single most overweighted person in the survey was unrepresentative of his demographic group. — Nate Cohn, New York Times, "How One 19-Year-Old Illinois Man Is Distorting National Polling Averages," 12 Oct. 2016 Though Brazilian financial assets rebounded to end the week, the political chaos has slammed a number of mutual funds that overweight the region. — Luke Kawa, Bloomberg.com, "Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day," 21 May 2017 It was overweighted, the wheelbarrow, so everything kind of spilled everywhere. — Sophie Hirsh, Condé Nast Traveler, "Princess Diana Honored With New Kensington Palace Garden," 13 Apr. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
And overweight dogs have shorter life expectancies, as well as higher risk of hip issues and other ailments. — Maggie Gordon, Houston Chronicle, "More than half of American dogs are overweight. Including mine, apparently.," 9 July 2018 In the study, researchers used data from an English health survey to analyze people who had a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher (which, despite the fact that BMI is a flawed measurement, is classified as overweight or obese). — refinery29.com, "FYI, Body Positivity Is Not "Dangerous" Or Bad For Your Health," 27 June 2018 David, who was overweight as a youngster and looked up to his big brother, always trained, but not consistently. — Greg Moore, azcentral, "Moore: Phoenix fighters David, Jose Benavidez Jr. might be boxing's next big stars," 1 May 2018 In an alternative approach to weight loss, Dr. David Prologo, an interventional radiologist from Emory University School of Medicine, and his colleagues froze a nerve called the posterior vagal trunk in 10 people who were significantly overweight. — Alexandra Sifferlin, Time, "An Experimental Weight Loss Procedure Literally Freezes Hunger Signals," 21 Mar. 2018 An overweight young man gets off his computer and starts to engage with the world. — Jeff Baker, The Seattle Times, "‘There There’ gives voice to the Native urban experience," 29 May 2018 While overweight men had a similar lifespan to normal-weight men, obese men lived 1.9 fewer years, and extremely obese men died six years sooner. — Lisa Rapaport, Fox News, "Obesity tied to shorter life, overweight people more years with heart disease," 26 Mar. 2018 In a 2010 interview with The Times, Critser said his own struggles — such as once being 40 pounds overweight — would typically lead to months of research. — Steve Marble, latimes.com, "Greg Critser, author who wrote about obesity, drugs and aging, dies at 63," 20 Jan. 2018 The driver, Eriberto Orozco, 30, of the 3500 block of North Lowell Avenue in Chicago, later was cited for disobeying a stop sign and traffic control device, driving an overweight vehicle on the bridge and failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash. — Todd Shields, chicagotribune.com, "Long Grove bridge rebuild could take months; officials say timber cover could collapse," 11 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overweight.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for overweight
overweight
adjectiveFinancial Definition of overweight
What It Is
Overweight refers to a given security which has been disproportionately allocated in an investment portfolio relative to a benchmark. It is the opposite of underweight.
How It Works
Investment portfolios are commonly built up and diversified according to a benchmark index. Any component of a given portfolio which outweighs the percentage suggested by the benchmark is described as overweight. For instance, if 50% of a portfolio is comprised of equity when the suggested equity allocation is only 35%, the equity component is considered overweight.
Overweight should not be confused with underweight, which describes a security or portfolio component which has been allocated at a lower percentage than the benchmark suggestion.
Why It Matters
Investors and fund managers will deliberately make certain portfolio components or securities overweight if they forecast disproportionate gains in the near future. If they are correct, the overweight component will help boost the overall performance of the portfolio.
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English Language Learners Definition of overweight
: weighing more than the normal or expected amount : too heavy
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Kids Definition of overweight
: weighing more than is normal, necessary, or allowed an overweight suitcase
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Medical Definition of overweight
: weighing in excess of the normal for one's age, height, and build overweight adolescents overweight adults typically have a body mass index of 25 to 29.9
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