loss-maker

English

Noun

loss-maker (plural loss-makers)

1. Alternative form of lossmaker.
   • 1964 July, “News and Comment: Electrification to Gourock”, in Modern Railways, page 15:

     The withdrawal of the Glasgow Central Low Level line, said to be the heaviest loss-maker in Scotland, was opposed by—amongst others—a bus operator, the Glasgow Corporation, on the grounds that the bus services needed in replacement would increase peak-hour road congestion.

   • 2023 March 8, “Network News: EC investigates state support for French freight”, in RAIL, number 978, page 22:

     The EC says that France's financial support for Fret SNCF (a wholly-owned subsidiary of SNCF and a heavy loss-maker), could contravene EU rules.

References

• “loss-maker”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.