overhang

v., -hung (-hŭng'), -hang·ing, -hangs.

v.tr.

1. To project or extend beyond.
2. To loom over: The threat of nuclear war overhangs modern society.
3. To ornament with hangings.

v.intr.
To project over something that lies beneath. See synonyms at bulge.

n. (ō'vər-hăng')

1. A projecting part, such as an architectural structure or a rock formation.
2. An amount of projection: an overhang of six inches.
3. Nautical. The part of a bow or stern that projects over the water.
4. A supply of a commodity in excess of what can easily be disposed of: An unusually warm winter created an overhang in oil stocks.

A measure of the potential dilution to which a common stock's existing shareholders are exposed due to the potential that stock-based compensation will be awarded to executives, directors or key employees of the company. It is usually represented in percentage form and is calculated as stock options granted, plus the remaining options that have yet to be granted divided by the total shares outstanding.

Investopedia Says:
There is no precise rule-of-thumb for determining what level of options overhang is bad for investors but, generally speaking, the higher the number, the greater the risk. If a company has a very high options overhang, it must generate even higher levels of growth in order to provide decent returns to investors net of the overhang's dilutive effects on investor returns.

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Sizable block of securities or commodities contracts that, if released on the market, would put downward pressure on prices. Examples of overhang include shares held in a dealer's inventory, a large institutional holding, a secondary distribution still in registration, and a large commodity position about to be liquidated. Overhang inhibits buying activity that would otherwise translate into upward price movement.

verb

1. To curve outward past the normal or usual limit: bag, balloon, beetle, belly, bulge, jut, pouch, project, protrude, protuberate, stand out, stick out. See convex/concave.
2. To be imminent: brew, hang over, impend, loom, lower¹, menace, threaten. See near/far/distance.

noun

A part that protrudes or extends outward: bulge, jut, knob, knot, projection, protrusion, protuberance. See convex/concave.

n

An excess filling material projecting beyond cavity margins.

1. The projection of an upper story or roof beyond a story immediately below.
2. See jetty.
3. In a truss, the extension of the top chord of a truss beyond the heel, measured horizontally.
4. Same as overshoot.

overhang, 1

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - hænge ud over, true
v. intr. - hænge ud over
n. - fremspring, udhæng, fortsat overskud

Nederlands (Dutch)
over/boven (iets) hangen, boven het hoofd hangen, dreigen, overhang, het overhangende gedeelte

Français (French)
v. tr. - surplomber
v. intr. - être en surplomb
n. - surplomb, avancée, pan, (Fin) surplus

Deutsch (German)
n. - Überhang
v. - vorstehen, überhängen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προεξοχή, προβολή, πρόστεγο, γείσο
v. - επικρέμαμαι, απειλώ, κρέμομαι πάνω από, προεξέχω

Italiano (Italian)
sporgenza, sporgere, sovrastare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - balanço (m), ressalto (m), saliência (f)
v. - projetar-se, pender

Русский (Russian)
выступ, нависать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - colgar por encima de, sobresalir por encima de, adornar con colgaduras, amenazar
v. intr. - hacer saliente
n. - saliente, alero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utsprång, överhäng
v. - hänga (ut) över, skjuta fram (ut) över

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
悬于...之上, 逼近, 突出于...之上, 威胁, 伸出, 突出, 突出部份, 悬垂部份

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 懸於...之上, 逼近, 突出於...之上, 威脅
v. intr. - 伸出, 突出
n. - 突出部份, 懸垂部份

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~위에 걸리다, 임박하다, 충만하다
v. intr. - 분위기가 감돌다, 돌출하다
n. - 내물림, 과잉

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 突出部, 張り出し
v. - 張り出す, 迫る, 上にかかる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جز متدلى (فعل) يتدلى, يهدد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮היה תלוי ממעל, איים, סיכן בהיותו תלוי‬
v. intr. - ‮היה תלוי ממעל, בלט‬
n. - ‮חלק בולט במבנה או בסלע, בליטה, מידת הבליטה‬

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