lose money

phrase

: to spend more money than one earns
The company has been losing money for the past several years.

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Mejia said the city had been ill-advised to agree to be the financial backstop, should the Games lose money. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 While the books for most teams are not open to the public, some teams do lose money on an operating basis. — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The most thorough study of day trading, following every trader in Taiwan for fifteen years, found that the large majority lose money and fewer than one in a hundred make a reliable profit after costs. — Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Bettors will make or lose money based on the success or failure of a clinical trial, a situation Pederson views as horrific. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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