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dead weight
dead weight (also dead·weight) • n. the weight of an inert person or thing. ∎ a heavy or oppressive burden: the past was so much dead weight. ∎ the total weight of cargo, stores, etc., that a ship carries or can carry at a particular draft. ∎ another term for dead load. ∎ Farming animals sold by the estimated weight of salable meat that they will yield. ∎ [usu. as adj.] Econ. losses incurred because of the inefficient allocation of resources, esp. through taxation or restriction. |
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"dead weight." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dead weight." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-deadweight.html "dead weight." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-deadweight.html |
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dead weight
dead weight also deadweight the total weight of cargo, stores, etc., that a ship carries or can carry at a particular draft.
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"dead weight." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dead weight." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-deadweight.html "dead weight." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-deadweight.html |
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