wash
24
7.7
- noun
- /wɔʃ/
:
empate
- - It all comes out in the wash.
So it's like, well, it could just be a wash in that ad spend ends up getting that revenue to maintain or whatever, right?
- So it's like, well, it could just be a wash in that ad spend ends up getting that revenue to maintain or whatever, right?
Examples
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Boy, was this a wash.
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In the end, the investment was a complete wash, yielding neither profit nor loss.
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So it's like, well, it could just be a wash in that ad spend ends up getting that revenue to maintain or whatever, right?
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So, maybe it's a wash.
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Moscow was a complete wash.
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But because of that countervailing force, it's probably a wash, you know, in terms of just how much further you get.
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It all came out in the wash, didn't it?
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The worst-case scenario by your arguments is that it is a wash on economics.
Blog text (8) -
Jean actually smiled, and Margot felt a wash of gratitude.
Fiction book (1999) -
After all the expenses and revenues were accounted for, the project turned out to be a wash.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
8
6.7
Stop being involved and refuse to take responsibility for someone or something
- Informal
5
7.4
To tell someone off for saying rude words, sometimes by putting soap in their mouth
- Informal
1
9.9
To try to get rid of bad pictures or thoughts in your mind after something upsetting
1
8.8
To punish someone by putting soap in their mouth for swearing
- Informal
To talk about private, embarrassing things in front of other people
Compounds
- Specialized
A thin see-through layer of water-based paint that gives a surface a soft blended color
- Specialized
A picture that uses thin watercolor layers to make soft shades and depth
- Archaic
A small table that holds a basin and pitcher for washing hands before indoor plumbing
How Profitable
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful image for wash meaning 'no net change' is water that evens things out and removes difference, so if two results 'wash' each other out, there is no real gain or loss.