English-Czech translations for underlying

• základní
  Taková byla základní myšlenka této strategie. That was the underlying idea of the strategy.
  Jejich základní příčiny jsou politické i ekonomické. The underlying causes are both political and economic.
  Základní hospodářské trendy v Irsku jsou docela dobré. The underlying economic trends in Ireland are quite good.

Definition of underlying

• lying underneath
• basic or fundamental
• implicit
• The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value

Examples

• We dug down to the underlying rock.
• Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.
• Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.

Related words

• underlying asset
• underlying message
• underlying reason
• underlying stem
• underlying disease
• doctrine of underlying assumptions of the contract