Examples of loss leader in a Sentence
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The thought of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with people, taking food from a communal trough, quickly became terrifying, resulting in chains going bankrupt and casinos jettisoning the loss leader.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2023
For YouTube, experts expect the Sunday Ticket will act as a loss leader.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023
The cost of doing so, however, is steep: Operating the app as a loss leader alongside the company’s other social media brands including Facebook and Instagram.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 27 July 2023
Amazon and Apple, which currently have valuations of $1.74 trillion and $2.4 trillion, respectively, often operate their music services as a loss leader – discounting them or giving them away for free as a way to entice new customers to purchase new devices or sign up for other services.
—David Israelite and Bart Herbison, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2021
It’s widely seen as a loss leader.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 20 July 2021
At least Prime Day is no longer a loss leader.
—Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2020
For deep-pocketed RIL that may be a justifiable loss leader.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 27 Mar. 2023
The Trinity High School graduate’s explosiveness off the ball and ability to get in the backfield will be key as part of a U of L defense that lost its top three tackle for loss leaders in defensive lineman Yaya Diaby and linebackers Yasir Abdullah and Monty Montgomery.
—Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2023
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2023
For YouTube, experts expect the Sunday Ticket will act as a loss leader.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023
The cost of doing so, however, is steep: Operating the app as a loss leader alongside the company’s other social media brands including Facebook and Instagram.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 27 July 2023
Amazon and Apple, which currently have valuations of $1.74 trillion and $2.4 trillion, respectively, often operate their music services as a loss leader – discounting them or giving them away for free as a way to entice new customers to purchase new devices or sign up for other services.
—David Israelite and Bart Herbison, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2021
It’s widely seen as a loss leader.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 20 July 2021
At least Prime Day is no longer a loss leader.
—Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2020
For deep-pocketed RIL that may be a justifiable loss leader.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 27 Mar. 2023
The Trinity High School graduate’s explosiveness off the ball and ability to get in the backfield will be key as part of a U of L defense that lost its top three tackle for loss leaders in defensive lineman Yaya Diaby and linebackers Yasir Abdullah and Monty Montgomery.
—Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
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loss leader
noun
loss lead·er
: something (as merchandise) sold at a loss in order to draw customers
loss-leader
adjective
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