- a variation of dead weight.
deadweight
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Economists weigh these distortions—called deadweight loss—against each other and against the benefits of government services in a field called optimal tax theory.
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
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
She was deadweight, and the sooner I could distance myself from her, the better.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
