Deadweight

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
DWT
Pronunciation
/ˈdɛdˌweɪt/
Category
Business
Related Field
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Examples in Context

  1. The design methods are expounded of equalizing horizontal and balancing deadweight for the jib-bridge system.
  2. With a quota, total surplus in the market decreases by an amount referred to as a deadweight loss.
  3. Taxes cause deadweight losses because they prevent buyers and sellers from realizing some of the gains from trade.
  4. Deadweight(DWT) tonnage - DWT : The weight in long tons that a vessel can carry when fully laden.
  5. Does the ship's deadweight scale show in long ton?

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