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- [ded weyt]
- /dɛd weɪt/
- /ded weɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ded weyt]
- /dɛd weɪt/
Definitions of dead weight words
- countable noun dead weight A dead weight is a load which is surprisingly heavy and difficult to lift. 3
- countable noun dead weight You can refer to something that makes change or progress difficult as a dead weight. 3
- noun dead weight a heavy weight or load 3
- noun dead weight an oppressive burden; encumbrance 3
- noun dead weight the difference between the loaded and the unloaded weights of a ship 3
- noun dead weight (in shipping) freight chargeable by weight rather than by bulk 3
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Origin of dead weight
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60
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Parts of speech for Dead weight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dead weight popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
dead weight usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dead weight
noun dead weight
- blockade — A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it.
- snag — a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- obstruction — something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
- drag — drag and drop
- impediment — obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
Antonyms for dead weight
noun dead weight
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- opening — an open or clear space.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
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