Lossmaker
[laws-mey-ker, los‐] /ˈlɔsˌmeɪ kər, ˈlɒs‐/
noun, Chiefly British.
1.
a business that consistently operates at a .
/ˈlɒsˌmeɪkə/
noun
1.
(Brit) an organization, industry, or enterprise that consistently fails to make a profit
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