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- [laws-mey-ker, los‐]
- /ˈlɔsˌmeɪ kər, ˈlɒs‐/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [laws-mey-ker, los‐]
- /ˈlɔsˌmeɪ kər, ˈlɒs‐/
Definitions of lossmaking word
- noun lossmaking a business that consistently operates at a loss. 1
- noun lossmaking That makes a loss; unprofitable. 1
- adjective lossmaking unprofitable; losing money 0
- adjective lossmaking Lossmaking businesses or business activities are losing money. 0
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Parts of speech for Lossmaking
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lossmaking popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
lossmaking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lossmaking
adj lossmaking
- catastrophic — Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.
- ruinous — bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war.
- disastrous — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- deleterious — Something that has a deleterious effect on something has a harmful effect on it.
- sacrificial — pertaining to or concerned with sacrifice.
adjective lossmaking
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- uneconomic — pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
- inefficient — not efficient; unable to effect or achieve the desired result with reasonable economy of means.
- impracticable — not practicable; incapable of being put into practice with the available means: an impracticable plan.
- damaging — causing or capable of causing damages; harmful; injurious.
Antonyms for lossmaking
adj lossmaking
- inexpensive — not expensive; not high in price; costing little.
- helpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
- cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
- reasonable — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
adjective lossmaking
- profitable — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
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Matching words
- Words starting with l
- Words starting with lo
- Words starting with los
- Words starting with loss
- Words starting with lossm
- Words starting with lossma
- Words starting with lossmak
- Words starting with lossmaki
- Words starting with lossmakin
- Words starting with lossmaking
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