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 Definitions of top-heavy  [ˌtɒpˈgæl ənt;]  

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Definition of 'top-heavy' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) top-heavy
having the top disproportionately heavy or large.

2.  top-heavy
(of an organization) having a disproportionately large number of people in the upper ranks.

3.  top-heavy
(of a company) having a financial structure overburdened with dividend-paying securities; overcapitalized.

Etymology:  (1525–35)

Definition of 'top-heavy' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) top-heavy
unstable by being overloaded at the top


Definition of 'top-heavy' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) top-heavy
having the top or upper part too heavy for the lower part



'top-heavy' - Nearby Entries  

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