Loss-maker

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  1. 1
    Alternative form of lossmaker. alt-of, alternative

    "The withdrawal of the Glasgow Central Low Level line, said to be the heaviest loss-maker in Scotland, was opposed by—amongst others—a bus operator, the Glasgow Corporation, on the grounds that the bus services needed in replacement would increase peak-hour road congestion."

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"The withdrawal of the Glasgow Central Low Level line, said to be the heaviest loss-maker in Scotland, was opposed by—amongst others—a bus operator, the Glasgow Corporation, on the grounds that the bus services needed in replacement would increase peak-hour road congestion."

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