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Find out the meaning of a new business word: Wombat

Find out the meaning of a new business word: Wombat

What it means: An Australian marsupial but in the corporate world refers to projects that are a drain on resources without yielding the desired results.

WOMBAT

What it means: Wombat is an Australian marsupial but in the corporate world refers to projects that are a drain on resources without yielding the desired results.

Origin: It was originally an acronym for "waste of money, brains and time". The word became popular in the US and the UK in the early 2000s.

Usage: Many social welfare schemes of the government are a wombat