Deadweight Loss

What Does Deadweight Loss Mean?
The costs to society created by an inefficiency in the market.

Investopedia explains Deadweight Loss
Mainly used in economics, the term "deadweight loss" can be applied to any deficiency due to an inefficient allocation of resources. Lost production due to inaccurate forecasting for labor is an example of a deadweight loss.

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