London weighting

(rare) A charge levied for the transportation of excessively heavy goods.

A British term describing something — a policy, media institution, industry, cultural perspective, or attitude — that is disproportionately focused on or biased toward London at the expense of the rest of the country. It's often used critically by people in the regions who feel that the capital gets all the investment, attention, and cultural cachet while everywhere else is an afterthought. The term shows up constantly in debates about the BBC, arts funding, rail infrastructure, and political priorities.

An Indian English term for the act or process of weighing goods — standard in logistics, trade, and railway freight contexts across South Asia. Where British English would say 'weighing' or 'the weigh-in', Indian English formalised it into a noun with its own procedural weight (no pun intended). You'll find it on freight receipts, port documents, and commodity contracts throughout India.

(UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A portion or amount; the greatest amount or the greater part of anything; a multitude; a great number or quantity.

(Australia, industrial relations, countable) An hourly pay rate given to a casual employee which is higher than the equivalent full-time or part-time employee's rate, usually paid to compensate for a lack of benefits such as sick leave or annual leave.