What does loss-maker mean?

loss-maker

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

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"The withdrawal of the Glasgow Central Low Level line, said to be the heaviest loss-maker in Scotland, was opposed by—amongst others—a bus operator, the Glasgow Corporation, on the grounds that the bus services needed in replacement would increase peak-hour road congestion."
"The EC says that France's financial support for Fret SNCF (a wholly-owned subsidiary of SNCF and a heavy loss-maker), could contravene EU rules."

loss-makers (plural)

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