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TURN A LOSS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does turn a loss mean? 

TURN A LOSS (verb)
  The verb TURN A LOSS has 1 sense:

1. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profitplay

  Familiarity information: TURN A LOSS used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TURN A LOSS (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

lose; turn a loss

Context example:

The company turned a loss after the first year

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP


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