- a variation of dead weight.
deadweight
Example Sentences
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Software as a service, or SaaS, was once the market’s hottest sector, but it’s been a deadweight for much of the last month.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
A shadow fleet of vessels that transports this sanctioned oil has ballooned to a fifth of global deadweight tonnage, data from maritime journal Lloyd’s List shows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
After witnessing the comment battlefield after I mentioned the deadweight loss of Christmas, I have learned one cannot convince certain people of the greater efficiency of cash gifts.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2023
Higher yields have been a deadweight for gold, which pays no return, and the metal was stuck at $1,789 an ounce, having shed 2.4% last week.
From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2022
He gave his poor deadweight of a head one minute more on the tabletop.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
