UNDERWEIGHT Definition & Meaning

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underweight

[uhn-der-weyt, uhn-der-weyt]

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underweight

/ ˌʌ�Ի�əˈ�ɱ�ɪ�� /

weighing less than is average, expected, or healthy
finance
1. having a lower proportion of one's investments in a particular sector of the market than the size of that sector relative to the total market would suggest
2. (of a fund etc) disproportionately invested in this way
  pension funds have become underweight of equities

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First recorded in 1590–1600; under- + weight

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With acute shortages of food, the UN says that one in 10 new babies is underweight or premature.

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The cub was found April 12 in the Los Padres National Forest — underweight, alone and weak, according to a news release from the wildlife center.

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“I didn’t realize how coming back so much underweight would affect me even now,” Betts said.

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The charity said the four-year-old monkey was underweight and "stressed out" from constant handling.

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I was told that I was so underweight that I could die in my sleep.

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