underlying
English
Adjective
underlying (not comparable)
- lying underneath
- We dug down to the underlying rock.
- basic or fundamental
- Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.
- implicit
- Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.
Translations
lying underneath
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basic or fundamental
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implicit
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Noun
underlying (plural underlyings)
- (finance) The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.
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