English-French translations for underlying

• sous-jacent
  Avons-nous un plan sous-jacent? Do we have an underlying plan?
  Les raisons sous-jacentes sont diverses. The underlying reasons are varied.
  Un plan sous-jacent fait défaut. There is a lack of an underlying plan.

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