word
deadweight loss
DED-wayt LAWS
ˈdɛdweɪt lɒsListen
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Syllable breakdown
deadweightloss
Dictionary meaning
loss of economic efficiency that occurs when the equilibrium outcome is not achievable; in taxation, arises when a tax causes a reduction in traded quantity beyond the optimal level; represents the social cost of the tax distortion
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