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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈtop-ˌheav•y, adj. - having a top too heavy for a thing of its size:The car is top-heavy and could roll over easily.
- (of an organization) having too many people in the upper ranks and too few in the lower ranks:a top-heavy bureaucracy.
top--heav•iness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024top-heav•y (top′hev′ē),USA pronunciation adj. - having the top disproportionately heavy;
liable to fall from too great weight above. - relatively much heavier or larger above the center or waist than below:a top-heavy wrestler.
- [Finance.]
- having a financial structure overburdened with securities that have priority in the payment of dividends.
- overcapitalized.
top ′-heav′i•ly, adv. top ′-heav′i•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: top-heavy adj - unstable or unbalanced through being overloaded at the top
- (of an enterprise or its capital structure) characterized by or containing too much debt capital in relation to revenue or profit so that too little is left over for dividend distributions; overcapitalized
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