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loss-making

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Making financial losses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: unprofitable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unprofitable

Antonyms: profitable, lucrative, profitmaking

History

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: ztrátový — making financial losses
  • Dutch: verlieslatend — making financial losses
  • Finnish: tappiollinen — making financial losses
  • Finnish: tappiota tekevä — making financial losses
  • French: déficitaire — making financial losses
  • German: verlustbringend — making financial losses
  • German: verlustmachend — making financial losses
  • German: defizitär — making financial losses
  • Hindi: लाभहीन (lābhhīn) — making financial losses
  • Hungarian: veszteséges — making financial losses
  • Italian: in perdita — making financial losses
  • Polish: deficytowy — making financial losses
  • Russian: убы́точный (ubýtočnyj) — making financial losses
  • Spanish: deficitario — making financial losses
  • Ukrainian: збитко́вий (zbytkóvyj) — making financial losses