weighting
noun
uk/ˈweɪtɪŋ/ us [ U ] HR
in the UK, extra money paid to someone because they work in an area where it is expensive to live:
The salary of £15,537 increases to £17,778 with London weighting.
[ C or U ] MEASURES (also weighting factor [ C ])
a value given to each thing in a group to show its importance when compared with others in the group:
Index trackers buy shares in proportion to a company's weighting within a particular market index.
Giving each stock equal weighting means that, overall, the fall has been 9.4%.
a heavy/high/neutral weighting
Different auto insurance companies attach different weighting factors and importance to the deductible.