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to lose

to lose

∞ 1.0
Become lower in value or quality
  • verb
  • /luːz/
translation icon : perder
  • But what matters not is losing money in a trade.
  • lose money
  • lose earnings
  • lose time

What's real is the time you're losing that is irrefutable.

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Examples

  • Most workshops are marginal business operations, and to avoid losing money, they have a minimum enrollment.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Property values drop, so contaminated sites lose their worth as collateral for loans.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Well, just lose that bit and go back to where you were.

    Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025)

  • And I think that we just lose an awful lot by that view.

    Rich Roll

  • We lost all our research in the fire, all our specimens, everything.

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

  • The federal Ministry of Transportation took the hardest hit, losing more than 50 percent of its funding.

    Academic text (2017)

  • What happens when people lose houses is they go to rentals.

  • In such cases, companies may lose their motivation or willingness to engage in society.

    Academic text (2008)

  • He just doesn't want to lose all his money.

    YaleCourses

  • If you're not careful, you could lose a significant amount of money on that investment.

Synonyms

to suffer
vsto lose
495 2.7

To become worse in quality or condition

is about experiencing a reduction in value, quality, effectiveness, or money
to turn a loss
vsto lose
6.4

To make less money than you spend in a business or project

is a general reduction in value, quality, effectiveness, or money not limited to profit

Antonyms

to improve
∞ 1.0

To make something better

increase
524 1.0

The extra amount added to something to make it larger

to profit
140 3.2

To get an advantage from something

Idioms

to lose one's virginity
  • NSFW
56 8.4

To have sex for the first time

to lose my touch
12 7.5

No longer have the skill you once had to do something well

to lose face
  • Informal
11 6.6

To feel embarrassed and seem less respected in front of other people

to lose the war
8 5.9

Fail to reach the main goal even if you win small victories

to lose one's shirt
  • Informal
3 7.3

To be left with almost no money after a bad bet or investment

to lose one's touch
3 6.0

To become less good at something you used to do well

to lose one's temper
2 3.7

To suddenly become very angry and not be able to control yourself

to lose one's heart
1 4.7

To fall in love suddenly, often without planning

to lose one's cookies
  • Informal
1 9.9

To become very upset or frightened

to lose one's head
  • Informal
1 6.4

To become very upset and unable to think clearly

to lose one's tongue
1 8.1

Become unable to speak when you feel nervous or embarrassed

to lose one's heart to
1 4.4

To fall in love with someone or something

to lose one's mind
  • Informal
1 6.7

Become very anxious, confused, or upset and act in a way that does not make sense

to lose the bubble
  • Informal
1 9.9

Fail to follow what is happening and become confused

to win the battle but lose the war
  • Informal
1 7.1

Get a small success but lose a bigger long-term goal

to lose one's cool
  • Informal
5.9

To suddenly become very angry and fail to control your feelings

to lose one's wits
7.9

To get very confused and unable to think clearly

to lose one's yarbles
  • Archaic
9.9

To start behaving in a strange and out of control way

to lose one's bottle
  • UK
9.9

To become suddenly too afraid to do something you planned

to lose one's shit
  • Offensive
9.9

To suddenly become very angry or upset in a way you cannot control

to lose one's life
4.2

Die because of an accident, violence, or disaster

to lose the run of oneself
  • Archaic
9.9

Act in a confused or uncontrolled way because of strong emotion

Phrasal Verbs

to lose it
  • Informal
289 7.5

Suddenly stop controlling your feelings and become very angry or upset

to lose sight of
87 3.5

To stop being able to see a person or thing because something blocks your view

to lose track
85 3.7

To not know where something is or what is happening

to lose oneself
22 5.1

To become so focused on something that you do not notice anything else

to lose fat
4 3.0

To reduce the fat on your body by eating less and exercising

to lose oneself in nature
5.5

To become very focused on nature and forget daily worries

How Much

to lose
∞ 1.0
to break even
27 3.3
gain
  • Specialized
559 2.3

Surface Forms

lose infinitive
losing present participle
loses third person singular
lost past
lost past participle

Etymology

Lose is from an old word meaning 'be without', the same root as loss and lost. That's why we say a business can 'lose' money or value: it ends up 'without' as much as before.