Employees, products, or other factors that are not contributing to the company's success. This can include employees who are not productive, products that are not selling, or any other factors that are holding the company back.
Example: The CFO was concerned about declining revenues and analyzing the company for dead weight to potentially cut.
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Question: What does "Calendar Invite" mean?
(A) When a person wants to meet with you next week.
(B) An email sent to schedule a meeting with the option to either accept or decline the meeting at the scheduled time.
(C) When a person has available time on their calendar to meet with you.
(D) When a person does not have any time to meet with you.
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Date: 04/19/2025
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"Dead Weight." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1574. Accessed 04/19/2025.