deadweight loss

noun

A loss of economic efficiency due to failure to achieve a free market equilibrium.

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Meanings

noundeadweight loss (countable and uncountable, plural deadweight losses)

plural deadweight losses

  1. countableuncountableeconomicsA loss of economic efficiency due to failure to achieve a free market equilibrium.

Translations

Finnish hyvinvointitappio, tehokkuustappio
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French perte sèche
  • perte sècheTranslations
Polish zbędna strata społeczna
  • zbędna strata społecznaTranslations
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APA

deadweight loss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadweight%20loss

MLA

“deadweight loss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadweight%20loss. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deadweight loss,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadweight%20loss.

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