loss-making

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Making financial losses.

Equivalents

Españoldeficitario

Françaisdéficitaire

Deutschdefizitär verlustbringend verlustmachend

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Češtinaztrátový

Ελληνικάζημιογόνος

Suomitappiollinen

हिन्दीलाभहीन

Magyarveszteséges

Italianoin perdita

Nederlandsverlieslatend

Polskideficytowy

Русскийубыточный

Українськазбитковий

Examples

“Near-synonym: unprofitable”

“The briefing to the Board ⟳ set ⟳ out four areas where changes were proposed in the amount attributable to InterCity. Transferring loss-making services to Provincial and taking over Gatwick Express ⟳ and London-Norwich gave a benefit of £14m.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

lossful lössic lossier lossiest lossless lossmaking

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