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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

lossmaker en · NOUN

Etymology

From loss + maker.

Meanings

  1. A company, product, etc. that makes a financial loss.
    • Mr Joyce told the ABC's Inside Business program on Sunday that Qantas' domestic and its regional business, QantasLink were making money, but Qantas' International was a lossmaker. 2009 August 24, Geoff Easdown, “Qantas struggles with loss-making flights”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2009:

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