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dead weight

  1. the weight of an inert person or thing
  2. a heavy or oppressive burden
  3. the weight of a vehicle without a load
  4. dead load

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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