1. giving too much importance, emphasis, or influence to something
Usage: present participle of overweight
2. allocating a larger proportion of resources, funds, or portfolio holdings to something than is typical or recommended
Usage: finance and investment context; present participle of overweight

1. the act or practice of giving excessive importance or emphasis to something

Examples

• The report criticized the committee for overweighting the opinions of senior executives.
• Investors are overweighting technology stocks in their portfolios right now.
• The overweighting of test scores in college admissions has been controversial.
• She felt the study was overweighting emotional factors at the expense of data.
• The fund manager's overweighting of emerging markets paid off this quarter.
• Critics argue the media is overweighting celebrity gossip over serious news.
• The overweighting of one variable in the model skewed the results.