deadweight
Example Sentences
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DBS economists expect export growth to accelerate to 8.4% in April from 2.5% in March, noting that container ship deadweight tonnage at 20 major ports rose during the period.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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
She heeds this warning, starting to realize that this boyfriend might not bring her freedom but deadweight, as much as she tries to help him help himself.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
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
No longer contending with the deadweight of the first stage, the acceleration was profound.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
