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top-heav•y

Pronunciation: (top'hev"ē), [key]
—adj.
1. having the top disproportionately heavy; liable to fall from too great weight above.
2. relatively much heavier or larger above the center or waist than below: a top-heavy wrestler.
3. Finance.
a. having a financial structure overburdened with securities that have priority in the payment of dividends.
b. overcapitalized.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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