underweight
IPA: ˈʌndɝweɪt
noun
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being underweight.
- (countable) An underweight person.
- (countable, finance) An underweight investment.
verb
- (transitive) To underestimate the weight of.
- (transitive) To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.
- (transitive, finance) To invest in less than conventional wisdom would dictate.
adjective
- Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.
- Not too heavy for an intended purpose.
- (finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.
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