lose money

phrase

: to spend more money than one earns
The company has been losing money for the past several years.

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The company’s Reality Labs division, which includes its smart glasses and VR headsets, continues to lose money while VR headset sales have been declining industry-wide. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Right on the trend and wrong on the calendar is a way to lose money as old as investing itself. — Milos Maricic, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 That’s despite the fact the majority of sportsbooks and prediction market users lose money. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 Among those who didn’t lose money in their interaction with the scammer, only 4% reported it to authorities. — Angela Ramos, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lose money

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“Lose money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20money. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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