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as in done
facing certain defeat, disaster, or death all our savings went for lottery tickets, and now we're sunk

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past participle of sink
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An additional 20 fans, about the size of small trucks, destined for Russia are sitting on her factory floor — a sunk cost of €350,000. New York Times, 5 Apr. 2022 If the Rockets just sit him now, perhaps the thinking is that that $36 million contract becomes a sunk cost? Rahat Huq, Chron, 15 Nov. 2021 The move didn’t eliminate the enormous cap hit the team faced from its disastrous long-term extension with Wentz, but ultimately Philadelphia recognized a sunk cost and moved on from the Wentz era. Howard Megdal, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021 Happy Customers Buy More Until recently, assisting customers was regarded as a sunk cost that dragged down the bottom line. Jeff Koyen, Forbes, 7 May 2021 See all Example Sentences for sunk 

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“Sunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunk. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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