losing

[ loo-zing ]
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adjective
  1. causing or suffering loss.

noun
  1. losings, losses.

Origin of losing

1
First recorded before 950; Middle English, Old English; see lose, -ing1, -ing2

Other words from losing

  • los·ing·ly, adverb

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How to use losing in a sentence

  • Dorothy joined Lady Carlisle before our absence had been noted, and began to banter Fitzpatrick upon his losings.

    Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston Churchill
  • Frank's luck seemed to have deserted him, but at first his losings were just heavy enough to provoke without alarming him.

    Frank Merriwell's Chums | Burt L. Standish
  • A man, said Piper loftily, should take his losings without squealing.

  • In fact, his losings were so monotonous that the diversion had ceased to be exciting and he had abandoned it.

    Louisiana Lou | William West Winter
  • Didn't I lend you twenty sovereigns the other night to pay our losings to Dawkins?

    Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for losing

losing

/ (ˈluːzɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. unprofitable; failing: the business was a losing concern

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