English-Spanish translations for underlying

• subyacente
  Las razones subyacentes son diversas. The underlying reasons are varied.
  Los hechos subyacentes se conocen desde hace años. The underlying facts have been known for years.
  Las causas subyacentes son tanto políticas como económicas. The underlying causes are both political and economic.

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