take a loss

idiom

: to lose money

They took a loss on the deal.

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Hertz expects to take a loss of about $245 million due to depreciation on the EVs, an average of about $12,250, per vehicle the company said in an SEC filing. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024 To suggest that the U.S. cannot afford to fund the war against Russia, that somehow we are tapped out and compelled to take a loss in Ukraine, is flatly untrue. —

Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024 After the Philadelphia Eagles Lost ... Having her two sons going after the same trophy couldn't have been easy, as one was guaranteed to take a loss. —

Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024 Now the company is expected to take a loss of approximately $245 million, or about $12,250 per vehicle, due to the depreciation, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission filing. —

Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for take a loss