loss-maker
Bleeding red ink
A loss-maker is a business, product, or venture that loses money rather than generating profit.
The term appears frequently in British business journalism: The struggling division has been a loss-maker for three years.
Something that loses money can also be described as loss-making: a loss-making subsidiary.
Producing no financial gain
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- liabilitiesAmounts owed to others
- closureSense of emotional resolution
restructuring · liquidation · receivership · write-off · failure · mismanagement · downsizing · divestment
Amount still owed
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
- indebtednessState of owing money
- overdraftSpending past zero
write-down · impairment · depreciation · outgoings · bleeding · hemorrhaging · underwater · upside-down
Collected works or assets
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- holdingsProperty one owns
asset · speculation · venture · stake · acquisition · divestiture · sell-off · underperformer
Source of potential harm
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- exposureState of being unprotected
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
jeopardy · precariousness · uncertainty · speculation · dicey · reckless · perilous · ill-advised
unprofitable
Producing no financial gain
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- liabilitiesAmounts owed to others
closure · restructuring · liquidation · receivership · write-off · failure · mismanagement · downsizing · divestment · underperforming
deficit
Amount still owed
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
- indebtednessState of owing money
overdraft · write-down · impairment · depreciation · outgoings · bleeding · hemorrhaging · underwater · upside-down · delinquency
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- sharesUnits of company ownership
holdings · asset · speculation · venture · stake · acquisition · divestiture · sell-off · underperformer · dog
hazard
Source of potential harm
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- exposureState of being unprotected
vulnerability · jeopardy · precariousness · uncertainty · speculation · dicey · reckless · perilous · ill-advised · foolhardy
loss-makermoney-maker
Source of profit
cash cow · profit center · money-spinner · breadwinner · earner