also: デット
Used in business and finance for money, stock, or assets that are not generating returns or are tied up unproductively.
That investment is dead money.
We dispose of dead stock.
dead; out of play
Sports term for a ball that is no longer in play, e.g., in tennis, soccer, or baseball.
The referee called a dead ball.
The large batch of stock we bought ended up becoming dead inventory.
The ball went out of play because it crossed the line.
This hall's acoustics are said to be quite dead.
Some sound engineers actually prefer a dead, dry sound.
deadline
fiercely fought contest; close game; tight race · dead heat; exact tie
deadlock; impasse; stalemate
dead end; cul-de-sac · tragic ending; downer ending
exact copy; slavish imitation
dead code; unreachable code
dead slow retrieve; reeling in very slowly · idle speed; dead slow ahead
dead time
deadbolt
deadlift
dead ball; suspension of play
dead stock; unsold inventory
hard-to-use space; wasted space · dead space (military) · respiratory dead space
Borrowed from English 'dead'. The spelling デッド reflects the English pronunciation, while デット is a non-standard variant.