- a variation of dead weight.
deadweight
Example Sentences
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Doing so is particularly effective because deadweight loss increases faster with higher tax rates—going from a 40% rate to 50% has a much higher cost than jumping from 10% to 20%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
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
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
Matanzas is Cuba's only terminal with the ability to receive large tankers rated for 100,000 tonnes of deadweight.
From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2022
I try to feel my way forward, but my limbs are leaden, and in moments I slip to the floor, my body a deadweight.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
