lose out
verb
lost out; losing out; loses out
: to fail to win in competition : fail to receive an expected reward or gain
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Getty Images/iStockphoto Investors considering a precious metal like gold may have lost out on an opportunity to get started with the yellow metal.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The audit pointed out the school system is at risk of losing out on nearly $10 million in fine revenue because more than 40,000 uncontested violations were never converted to citations within the court system.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Per the study, Milwaukee's lack of hotels and how old the ones that accommodate conventions are is causing the city to lose out.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Chelsea wanted to buy Jacquet from Rennes but lost out to Liverpool.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The audit pointed out the school system is at risk of losing out on nearly $10 million in fine revenue because more than 40,000 uncontested violations were never converted to citations within the court system.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Per the study, Milwaukee's lack of hotels and how old the ones that accommodate conventions are is causing the city to lose out.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Chelsea wanted to buy Jacquet from Rennes but lost out to Liverpool.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Lose out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20out. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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