- present participle of underlie.
underlying
Example Sentences
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Djokovic said he is dealing with an underlying health condition.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
But leverage only works if the return on the underlying asset exceeds the interest cost.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
What AI does best is the underlying work: reading a patient’s health history, weighing symptoms and suggesting a treatment plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
While results and where you finish in the table are ultimately all that matter, Sunderland's underlying statistics from last season suggest repeating their success might not be so simple.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
So long as the underlying bonds remained outstanding, both buyer and seller of credit default swaps were obliged to post collateral, in response to their price movements.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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