money-loser
Red ink generator
A money-loser is a venture, investment, or product that loses money rather than generating profit: The restaurant was a money-loser from day one.
The term often appears in business contexts to identify underperforming assets: They finally sold off their money-losers.
Someone can also be called a money-loser if their decisions consistently result in financial losses.
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- write-offRecorded value reduction
- deficitAmount still owed
- unprofitableProducing no financial gain
shortfall · drain · liability · debt · failure · flop · underperformance · liquidation
Source of potential harm
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
threat · instability · precariousness · dicey · chancy · unpredictable · boondoggle
bankruptcy
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- write-offRecorded value reduction
- deficitAmount still owed
unprofitable · shortfall · drain · liability · debt · failure · flop · underperformance · liquidation · collapse
hazard
Source of potential harm
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
exposure · threat · instability · precariousness · dicey · chancy · unpredictable · boondoggle
crash
Sudden violent impact
depletion · speculation · gamble · venture · reckless · volatile
money-losermoney-maker
Source of profit
cash cow · profit center · goldmine · breadwinner · moneyspinner
money, loser, moneys, monies, moneyed, monetary, monetize, monetized, monetization