underlying

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, underlie +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === === 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