English-Dutch translations for underlying

• achterliggend
  Dat was de achterliggende bedoeling van dit voorstel. That was the underlying intention of this proposal.
  We moeten een oplossing vinden voor de achterliggende oorzaken van onvrijwillige emigratie. We must deal with the underlying causes of involuntary migration.
  Tenslotte, wat is de achterliggende reden waarom de EVP tegen die NUTS 4 is? Finally, what is the underlying reason for the EPP being against NUTS 4?
• onderliggend
  Maar de onderliggende boodschap is zeer positief. But the underlying message is a very positive one.
  De onderliggende economische trends in Ierland zijn vrij gunstig. The underlying economic trends in Ireland are quite good.
  Op de lange termijn worden de onderliggende problemen hierdoor alleen maar verplaatst. In the long term, they only displace the underlying problems.

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