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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You’re supposed to make money with energy, not lose money.
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Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2025
Their first row houses and apartments may lose money, but the resulting population density will increase the value of the city’s downtown office and manufacturing districts.
—Chris Elmendorf, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Most Kalshi retail users aren’t equipped to take advantage of this option and on average lose money.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2025
States stand to lose money, too.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
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Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2025
Their first row houses and apartments may lose money, but the resulting population density will increase the value of the city’s downtown office and manufacturing districts.
—Chris Elmendorf, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Most Kalshi retail users aren’t equipped to take advantage of this option and on average lose money.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2025
States stand to lose money, too.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
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 22 Dec. 2025.
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