Collocation
lose money
to have less money than before because of a bad decision, an investment, a business problem, or an unexpected cost
Definition
'lose money' is a common English collocation. to have less money than before because of a bad decision, an investment, a business problem, or an unexpected cost
lose + money
“If we keep these prices, we will lose money on every sale.”
Examples
- If you sell it for that price, you will lose money.
- He lost money when he invested in a company that failed.
- The shop is losing money because there are fewer customers this month.
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- We cannot keep offering free delivery or we will lose money.
- They lost money on the project after the costs went up unexpectedly.
- Many new restaurants lose money in their first year.
- I do not want to lose money just because I rushed the decision.
- The company has been losing money for three quarters in a row.
- Even careful investors can lose money when the market changes suddenly.
More verb + nouns
- make progress to improve or move forward toward a goal over time
- start work to begin working, especially at a job or on a task
- make money to earn money; to generate a profit or income
- make a request to ask formally for something, especially through an official process
- do business to conduct commercial activity; to buy, sell, or work with another company professionally