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lossmaker

lossmaker noun: a company, product, etc. that makes a financial loss.

Noun

lossmaker (plural lossmakers)

  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.2009 August 24, Geoff Easdown, “Qantas struggles with loss-making flights”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2009

Forms of lossmaker

plurallossmakers
alternative formloss-maker

Origin of lossmaker

From loss + maker.

Questions about lossmaker

What does lossmaker mean?
Lossmaker means a company, product, etc. that makes a financial loss.
What part of speech is lossmaker?
Lossmaker is a noun.
What is the plural of lossmaker?
The plural of lossmaker is lossmakers.

Words near lossmaker in the dictionary

  1. lossless
  2. lossless junction
  3. lossless junctions
  4. losslessly
  5. losslessness
  6. lossmaker
  7. lossmakers
  8. lossmaking
  9. lossproof
  10. lossy
  11. lost

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