Meanings
nounlossmaker (plural lossmakers)
plural lossmakers · alternative loss-maker
- A company, product, etc. that makes a financial loss.
Mr Joyce told the ABC's Inside Business program on Sunday that Qantas' domestic and its regional business, QantasLink were making money, but Qantas' International was a lossmaker.
2009 August 24, Geoff Easdown, “Qantas struggles with loss-making flights”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2009
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APA
lossmaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lossmaker
MLA
“lossmaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lossmaker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lossmaker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lossmaker.
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