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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Studies show that more than 70% of individual cryptocurrency investors lose money because of making bad choices and not getting the right advice.
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Kody Boye, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, the memo also clarified that taxpayers who lose money through personal scams, such as romance or false kidnapping schemes, likely do not qualify for the deduction.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Some fans might even love the fact that the Mavericks' front office is set to lose money, proving that trading Doncic was not only a mistake but one that could haunt them for years and years to come.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Columbia University, which had more than $400 million in federal funding taken away, was the first Ivy League to lose money over its failure to make Jewish students feel safe on campus.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Kody Boye, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, the memo also clarified that taxpayers who lose money through personal scams, such as romance or false kidnapping schemes, likely do not qualify for the deduction.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Some fans might even love the fact that the Mavericks' front office is set to lose money, proving that trading Doncic was not only a mistake but one that could haunt them for years and years to come.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Columbia University, which had more than $400 million in federal funding taken away, was the first Ivy League to lose money over its failure to make Jewish students feel safe on campus.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Lose money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20money. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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