lose out
verb
lost out; losing out; loses out
: to fail to win in competition : fail to receive an expected reward or gain
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Springfield is set to lose out on the most cash — more than $47 million — while Boston is losing $3.4 million, according to the Healey administration.
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Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Five tribes, according to Chow, could lose out on a total of about $189,000 in reimbursements.
—Paresh Dave, Wired News, 1 Apr. 2025
But the team lost out to both McLaren and Ferrari in the constructors' standings, something that will have had a very considerable impact upon the end-of-year bonuses for Red Bull's hundreds of employees.
—ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
The state would lose out on 29,000 jobs and $5.6 billion in GDP, both in 2035.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Five tribes, according to Chow, could lose out on a total of about $189,000 in reimbursements.
—Paresh Dave, Wired News, 1 Apr. 2025
But the team lost out to both McLaren and Ferrari in the constructors' standings, something that will have had a very considerable impact upon the end-of-year bonuses for Red Bull's hundreds of employees.
—ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
The state would lose out on 29,000 jobs and $5.6 billion in GDP, both in 2035.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Lose out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20out. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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