weighted

adjective

weight·​ed ˈwā-təd How to pronounce weighted (audio)
1
: made heavy : loaded
weighted silk
2
a
: having a statistical weight attached
a weighted test score
b
: compiled or calculated from weighted data
a weighted mean
3

Examples of weighted in a Sentence

The head of the golf club was weighted.
Recent Examples on the Web Designed to withstand winds up to 30 mph, the umbrella’s heavy metal stand and weighted base will stop it from tipping over. Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024 The device is a touch more than half the price of the company’s $895 Micro Panel, which features three weighted trackballs and 12 control knobs, like the new Micro Color Panel, but only connects via USB-C and lacks the iPad slot. Wes Davis, The Verge, 14 Apr. 2024 For guests with sensory sensitivities, the zoo has quiet areas and headphone zones, as well as sensory bags — which include noise-canceling headphones, fidgets, feeling zone cards and a weighted lap pad. Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024 Spiral diopter lenses have a unique advantage over weighted contacts and progressive lenses. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 According to the terms of the settlement, any Walmart customer who bought weighted goods and/or bagged citrus at a Walmart store, supercenter or neighborhood market store in the United States or Puerto Rico from Oct, 19, 2018, through January 19, 2024, could be eligible for a cash payment. Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024 Consumers eligible to file a claim include anyone who made an in-store purchase of weighted goods or bagged citrus at any of Walmart's 4,615 U.S. stores between Oct. 19, 2018, and Jan. 19, 2024, according to the settlement administrator. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024 More weighted plushies are due the day after April Fools' Day, the company says. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024 Borrowers with debt from undergraduate and graduate studies will pay a weighted average between 5 and 10 percent toward their debts. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of weighted was in 1597

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“Weighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weighted. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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