also: デット
na-adjective, noun
Used in business and finance for money, stock, or assets that are not generating returns or are tied up unproductively.
その投資はデッドな状態だ。
That investment is dead money.
デッドストックを処分する。
We dispose of dead stock.
noun
dead; out of play
Sports term for a ball that is no longer in play, e.g., in tennis, soccer, or baseball.
審判がデッドボールを宣告した。
The referee called a dead ball.
na-adjective
dead; dry; lacking reverberation
Describes acoustics: a room or sound with very little natural reverberation, often contrasted with ライブ (live).
Antonyms: ライブ
このスタジオはデッドすぎて、録音に向かない。
This studio is too dead for recording.
デッドな音響の部屋では、声が響かない。
In a room with dead acoustics, the voice doesn't resonate.