weighted

adjective

weight·​ed ˈwā-təd 

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

: inclined sense 1

Examples of weighted in a Sentence

The head of the golf club was weighted.

Recent Examples on the Web

Velocity Financial had a total loan portfolio of $4.8 billion as of September 30, 2024, with a weighted average loan-to-value ratio of 67.0%. —Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024

Harris erased Trump’s lead over Biden since announcing her candidacy on July 21, though her edge has decreased over the past two months, peaking at 3.7 points in late August, according to FiveThirtyEight’s weighted polling average. —Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

Weighing nearly 13 pounds, the bag felt like a weighted blanket and was able to keep us warm in temperatures below freezing. —Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024

Over the last week, national searches for the former president averaged 63 on a weighted scale of 100 while Harris averaged just 31. —David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1