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Meaning of Overweight | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌəʊvəˈweɪt

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

Examples

“[…] and shall pay not only the amount of the permit fee for overlength, overheight, overwidth or overweight as might be due, but an additional civil penalty of fifty dollars for the first offense, one hundred dollars for the second offense and one hundred fifty dollars for each additional offense; […]”
“It is clear that a bird would certainly be grounded by overweight if it retained eggs in the body and discharged them in large numbers at one time, like a turtle[.]”
“SCHOOL MEAL ISSUES FOR CHILDREN AT RISK FOR OVERWEIGHT”
“The study provides up-to-date facts on the variety of diseases, vascular, metabolic, hepatic, and other, which are responsible for the excess mortality of overweights.”
“Singh found that the normal weight figures were judged more attractive than the underweights‚ who were more attractive than the overweights.”
“Subjects were grouped as Group 1 and Group 2 according to VAI, and normals, overweights and obeses according to BMI.”
“Apple common stock is one of our overweights.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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