overweight

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. heavier than what is generally considered healthy.

Similar word(s): fat, fleshy, heavy

Sentences with overweight as an adjective:

- Our portfolio is very overweight (in) Asian technology stocks.

noun

1. the property of excessive fatness

Similar word(s): adiposis, corpulence, stoutness

Definition categories: attribute, corpulency, fleshiness, obesity

Sentences with overweight as a noun:

- Apple common stock is one of our overweights.

verb

1. To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of. [from 17th c.]