cutting one's losses

A form of cut one's losses — To discontinue something to put a stop to continued losses after facing that it is unlikely it will ever bear fruit.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cut one's losses
Cite this entry
APA

cutting one's losses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20one's%20losses

MLA

“cutting one's losses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20one's%20losses. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cutting one's losses,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20one's%20losses.

Source: cutting one's losses on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.