weighted

adjective

weight·​ed ˈwā-təd How to pronounce weighted (audio)
1
: made heavy : loaded
weighted silk
2
a
: having a statistical weight attached
a weighted test score
b
: compiled or calculated from weighted data
a weighted mean
3

Examples of weighted in a Sentence

The head of the golf club was weighted.
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The weighted average is lower at 0.13%, which highlights how investors tend to put their money in ETFs with low fees. David Trainer, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 Why Trump is pursuing reciprocal tariffs The US currently has a weighted average import tariff rate of 2% on industrial goods, according to the US Trade Representative. Elisabeth Buchwald and David Goldman, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025 Stag Industrial's debt structure includes a mix of unsecured credit facilities, term loans, and notes, with a total principal outstanding of approximately $3.0 billion and a weighted average interest rate of 3.98%. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025 Each locale was then given a weighted average across all metrics to calculate its overall score. David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weighted

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of weighted was in 1597

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“Weighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weighted. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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