- present participle of underlie.
underlying
Example Sentences
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Rio Tinto’s board declared an interim dividend of $2.11 a share, which the miner said was equal to 50% of underlying earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
A surprising surge in the trade deficit is expected to subtract an unusually large 1.0 to 1.5 percentage points from GDP, masking the strength of the underlying economy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Greggs said its expectations for the full year outcome were unchanged - 2026 underlying pre-tax profit at a similar level to 2025's £172m.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The integrated oil-and-gas company said it is now targeting underlying oil and gas production growth of around 5%, compared with the previously announced 3% to 4% target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
This was the assumption underlying a message that was broadcast into space by the Arecibo radio telescope in 1974.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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