English Online Dictionary. What means underlying? What does underlying mean?
English
Etymology
By surface analysis, underlie + -ing.
Adjective
underlying (not comparable)
- (literal) lying underneath
- basic or fundamental
- implicit
Usage notes
This adjective is overwhelmingly often (if not always) found in attributive rather than predicative use.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
underlying (plural underlyings)
- (finance) The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.
Related terms
Verb
underlying
- present participle and gerund of underlie
Anagrams
- enduringly