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overweight

Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈweɪt/

The English word “overweight” has 9 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
  2. Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
  3. Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.

noun

  1. An excess of weight.
  2. The condition of being overweight.
  3. An overweight person.
  4. A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.

verb

  1. To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.
  2. To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.

Etymology

From over- + weight.

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