Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turn a loss

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables: turn a loss
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

v

fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit

Example Sentences

"I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"
"The company turned a loss after the first year"

Synonyms

lose

Questions

What does turn a loss mean?: fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit

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