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To discontinue something to put a stop to continued losses after facing that it is unlikely it will ever bear fruit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
減少損失 /减少损失
(jiǎnshǎo sǔnshī)
— discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit
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Chinese Mandarin:
止損 /止损
(zhǐsǔn)
— discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit
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Finnish:
rajata tappio
— discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit
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French:
arrêter les frais
— discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit
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German:
die Verluste begrenzen
— discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit
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German:
einen harten Schnitt machen
— discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit
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Polish:
zmniejszać straty
— discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit
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Polish:
zmniejszyć straty
— discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit
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Russian:
фикси́ровать убы́тки
(fiksírovatʹ ubýtki)
— discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit
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Russian:
зафикси́ровать убы́тки
(zafiksírovatʹ ubýtki)
— discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit
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Spanish:
cortar por lo sano
— discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit
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Spanish:
reducir las pérdidas
— discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit
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Spanish:
recortar las perdiciones
— discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit
