The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word WEIGHTING
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Crossword Answer definitions
WEIGHTING verb- To add weight to something; to make something heavier.
- To load, burden or oppress someone.
- To assign weights to individual statistics.
- To bias something; to slant.
- To handicap a horse with a specified weight.
- To give a certain amount of force to a throw, kick, hit, etc.
- The weight or significance given to something, sometimes by means of a statistical multiplier.