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implied

American  
[im-plahyd] / ɪmˈplaɪd /

adjective

  1. involved, indicated, or suggested without being directly or explicitly stated; tacitly understood.

    an implied rebuke; an implied compliment.
implied British  
/ ɪmˈplaɪd, ɪmˈplaɪɪdlɪ /

adjective

  1. hinted at or suggested; not directly expressed

    an implied criticism
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Other Word Forms

  • impliedly adverb
  • unimplied adjective
  • well-implied adjective

Etymology

Origin of implied

First recorded in 1520–30; imply + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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The stock price is the bottom graph and implied volatility is on the upper graph.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

On Polymarket, there’s a 38% implied chance of a permanent deal by the end of April and a 55% probability of one by the end of May.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

“Those guys, to a large degree, already have that information at their disposal through the implied volatility in the options market.”

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The implied deal value represents a roughly 34% premium to Soleno’s closing price of $39.49 on Thursday, and a 51% premium to Soleno’s 30-day volume-weighted average price.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Heredity, Mendel’s experiments implied, could only be explained by the passage of discrete pieces of information from parents to offspring.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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