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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Owning the wrong side is where investors lose money.
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Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
And did any entity involved lose money as a result?
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Because of the way California schools are funded — based on attendance instead of enrollment — when students are not in the classroom, regardless of the reason, schools lose money.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
But nobody goes into business to lose money, and companies will eventually pass on price increases one way or another.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
And did any entity involved lose money as a result?
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Because of the way California schools are funded — based on attendance instead of enrollment — when students are not in the classroom, regardless of the reason, schools lose money.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
But nobody goes into business to lose money, and companies will eventually pass on price increases one way or another.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lose money
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“Lose money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20money. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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