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dead weight
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Princeton's WordNet
dead weightnoun
an oppressive encumbrance
dead weightnoun
a heavy motionless weight
Wiktionary
dead weightnoun
unremitting heavy weight that does not move
dead weightnoun
that which is useless or excess; that which slows something down
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dead weight
Dead weight is a term typically used to describe an unproductive burden or load that provides no real benefit or value, and instead, hinders progress or efficiency. This can refer to a physical object, a person, or even an economic term referring to loss of economic efficiency.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
dead weight
A vessel's lading when it consists of heavy goods, but particularly such as pay freight according to their weight and not their stowage.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dead weight in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dead weight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of dead weight in a Sentence
The one thing that I don't like is, because I've lost so much weight, I have a lot of loose skin, i'm trying to get that removed because there is a lot of complications now with my loose skin. And it also adds extra dead weight, pretty much, and there's no way I could lose that, no matter how hard I try.
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- EigengewichtGerman
- peso muertoSpanish
- وزن مردهPersian
- kuollut painoFinnish
- poids mortFrench
- մեռած քաշArmenian
- bobot matiIndonesian
- peso mortoItalian
- משקל מתHebrew
- egenvektNorwegian
- peso mortoPortuguese
- балласт, мертвый весRussian
- balast, mrtav teretSerbo-Croatian
- చనిపోయిన బరువుTelugu
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