Lossmaker

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A company, product, etc. that makes a financial loss.

    "Mr Joyce told the ABC's Inside Business program on Sunday that Qantas' domestic and its regional business, QantasLink were making money, but Qantas' International was a lossmaker."

Example

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"Mr Joyce told the ABC's Inside Business program on Sunday that Qantas' domestic and its regional business, QantasLink were making money, but Qantas' International was a lossmaker."

Etymology

From loss + maker.

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