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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Nearly all Premier League clubs lose money at the operating level, but Chelsea’s deficit is far and away the worst. Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025 Tennessee lawmaker Todd Warner doesn't want to see public schools lose money. Steve Osunsami, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025 Young men are significantly more likely to lose money to scams than young women. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025 During that timeframe, consumers over the age of 60 were more than three times more likely than younger adults to lose money to bitcoin scams, the FTC found. Brian New, CBS News, 20 Mar. 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 24 Apr. 2025.

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