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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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 When prices are low, small oil drillers often go bankrupt and even industry leaders lose money. Matt Egan, CNN Money, 31 July 2026 Unlike many of its robotics peers in China and overseas, Unitree doesn’t lose money, posting an adjusted net profit of roughly 600 million yuan ($87 million). Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 Apr. 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 25 Aug. 2026.

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