lose money
idiom
: to spend more money than one earns
The company has been losing money for the past several years.
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The coffee giant stands to lose money from cutting the fee.
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Kelly Tyko, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Affected businesses can lose money or go bankrupt, because frightened customers choose to dine elsewhere.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Disclosures from several brokerages have shown more than 70% of retail traders lose money.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024
Many of the arguments against women’s professional sports—nobody watches, athletes aren’t capable, events lose money—are being proven wrong.
—Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2024
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Kelly Tyko, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Affected businesses can lose money or go bankrupt, because frightened customers choose to dine elsewhere.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Disclosures from several brokerages have shown more than 70% of retail traders lose money.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024
Many of the arguments against women’s professional sports—nobody watches, athletes aren’t capable, events lose money—are being proven wrong.
—Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Lose money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20money. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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