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Armaments; extremely useful for fighting wars, a deadweight in any civil economy.
John Ralston Saul

Meaning of "deadweight" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEADWEIGHT

deadweight  [ˈdedˌweɪt] play
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WHAT DOES DEADWEIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of deadweight in the English dictionary

The definition of deadweight in the dictionary is relating to a shot that leaves the other balls in the ideal position.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEADWEIGHT


bantamweight
ˈbæntəmˌweɪt
bobweight
ˈbɒbˌweɪt
catchweight
ˈkætʃˌweɪt
counterweight
ˈkaʊntəˌweɪt
cruiserweight
ˈkruːzəˌweɪt
featherweight
ˈfɛðəˌweɪt
flyweight
ˈflaɪˌweɪt
heavyweight
ˈhɛvɪˌweɪt
hundredweight
ˈhʌndrədˌweɪt
junior-lightweight
ˈdʒuːnɪə-ˈlaɪtˌweɪt
junior-middleweight
ˈdʒuːnɪə-ˈmɪdəlˌweɪt
junior-welterweight
ˈdʒuːnɪə-ˈwɛltəˌweɪt
lightweight
ˈlaɪtˌweɪt
makeweight
ˈmeɪkˌweɪt
middleweight
ˈmɪdəlˌweɪt
paperweight
ˈpeɪpəˌweɪt
pennyweight
ˈpɛnɪˌweɪt
strawweight
ˈstrɔːˌweɪt
summerweight
ˈsʌməˌweɪt
welterweight
ˈwɛltəˌweɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEADWEIGHT

deadhead
deadhouse
deadlier
deadliest
deadlift
deadlight
deadline
deadliness
deadlock
deadlocked
deadly
deadly nightshade
deadly sins
deadman
deadmen
deadness
deadpan
deadpanner
deadstock
deadwood

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEADWEIGHT

air freight
air-freight
atomic weight
balance weight
birth weight
bright
curb weight
dead weight
eight
freight
gross weight
head height
height
light heavyweight
molecular weight
net weight
overweight
sleight
underweight
weight
x-height

Synonyms and antonyms of deadweight in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «deadweight» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEADWEIGHT

Find out the translation of deadweight to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deadweight from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deadweight» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自重
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peso muerto
570 millions of speakers

English

deadweight
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डेडवेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الساكنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дедвейт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deadweight
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

deadweight
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

port en lourd
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Eigengewicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自重
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재화 중량
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Deadweight
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trọng tải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பலமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डेडवेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dara
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

portata lorda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nośność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дедвейт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deadweight
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεκρού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

netto gewig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dödvikt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dødvekt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deadweight

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEADWEIGHT»

The term «deadweight» is regularly used and occupies the 63.817 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEADWEIGHT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deadweight

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QUOTES WITH «DEADWEIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word deadweight.
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John Ralston Saul
Armaments; extremely useful for fighting wars, a deadweight in any civil economy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEADWEIGHT»

Discover the use of deadweight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deadweight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Principles of Economics
ment should provide more services or reduce the tax burden, keep in mind that part of the disagreement may rest on different views about the elasticity of labor supply and the deadweight loss of taxation. Quick Quiz The demand for beer is ...
N. Mankiw, 2014
2
Microeconomics
Notice that the deadweight loss, the area of the triangle between the supply and demand curves, is larger when the supply curve is more elastic. Similarly, the bottom two panels of Figure 8.5 show how the elasticity of demand affects the size of ...
N. Gregory Mankiw, Mark P. Taylor, 2006
3
微观经济学原理(第2版)(清华经济学系列英文版教材):
Because the imposition of a tax on table salt would not result in a significant reduction in the amount of it consumed, the deadweight loss from this tax would be relatively small. More generally, the deadweight loss from a per-unit tax imposed ...
Robert H. Frank, Ben Bernanke, 2003
4
DEADWEIGHT:
The deadweight in my chest is fading. For as long as I can remember it has been there. It pulls, it divides. Why am I so bad? A few deep breaths. I feel clear, transparent almost, as if I am an illusion of light. This lightness of being comes and ...
Nicholas Boyd Crutchley
5
Essentials of Economics
ment should provide more services or reduce the tax burden, keep in mind that part of the disagreement may rest on different views about the elasticity of labor supply and the deadweight loss of taxation. Quick Quiz The demand for beer is ...
N. Mankiw, 2014
6
Economics: European Edition
Figure 6-15 The Deadweight Loss of a Tax A tax leads to a deadweight loss because it creates inefficiency: some beneficial transactions never take place because of the tax, namely the transactions Qf - QT. The yellow area here represents ...
Paul Krugman, Robin Wells, Kathryn Graddy, 2007
7
The American Marine Engineer
Regular general cargo liner services already established follow: To South America New York to Argentine — Sixteen steamships of 5,000 to 9,600 deadweight tons, 10 to 12 knots; weekly sailings. Boston to Argentine — Five steamships of ...
8
Exploring Economics
The net loss to society due to a tax can be found by measuring the difference between the loss in consumer surplus (area b c) plus the loss in producer surplus (area d e) and the gain in tax revenue (area b d). The deadweight loss from the tax ...
Robert Sexton, 2010
9
The A B C Universal Commercial Electric Telegraphic Code: ...
What is the deadweight capacity What is the deadweight capacity, including bunkers The deadweight capacity is tons The ... is tons What deadweight is required Require about tons of deadweight Look out for some deadweight Can you obtain ...
William Clauson-Thue, 1901
10
The A B C Universal Commercial Electric Telegraphic Code, ...
... ship is ready in berth Days not to count until the vessel is ready in berth and notice given in writing Merchants will use all the days Merchants will most probably use all the days Keep the ship all her days Market days Deadweight What is the ...
William Clauson-Thue, 1901

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEADWEIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deadweight is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Australian Climate Roundtable will cost our country billions if …
Australia renouncing its coal wealth would incur a deadweight loss of this magnitude. And the measure would have negligible effect on carbon ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
2
Livestock 2015: Farmers lose lamb price share to supermarkets
Last week the British deadweight standard quality quotation (SQQ) slumped 26.5p/kg to 384.9p/kg, while the liveweight average dropped ... «FarmersWeekly, Jul 15»
3
Hellas: Ship owners scrap the most dry bulk tonnage during 2015
According to VesselsValue's data, Greek ship owners have scrapped a total of 54 vessels, with an aggregate deadweight capacity of 4,984,500 ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»
4
Coats, Brady release report on overtime proposal
Federal intervention in wage and employment structures harms productivity and gives rise to avoidance costs that are a deadweight loss to ... «KPCnews.com, Jul 15»
5
The Many Problems of the EPA's Clean Power Plan and Climate …
... carbon-tax revenue is rebated to taxpayers, thereby only estimating the economic loss the tax would impose, known as the deadweight loss. «Heritage.org, Jul 15»
6
Carnival start cruises to Cuba
The deadweight of the ship is 3,377 DWT and the gross tonnage is 30,277 GRT. The ship is owned and operated by Carnival Corporation's ... «Maritime News, Jul 15»
7
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.'s Board of Directors Appoints Gary Vogel …
The Company is a leading global owner of Supramax dry bulk vessels that range in size from 50,000 to 60,000 deadweight tons and transport a ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
8
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. Trading Down 9.2% on Analyst Downgrade …
... and eight Supramax drybulk carriers and a combined cargo carrying capacity of approximately 1,610,935 deadweight ton (NASDAQ:SBLK). «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
9
Frontline Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks (FRO)
The Company operates oil tankers of two sizes: Very Large Crude Carriers (NYSE:FRO), which are between 200,000 and 320,000 deadweight ... «WKRB News, Jul 15»
10
Zacks Rating on DHT Holdings, Inc.
As of June 30, 2013, the Companys fleet consisted of four VLCCs, which are tankers ranging in size from 200,000 to 320,000 deadweight tons, ... «American Trade Journal, Jul 15»

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