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negative profit

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noun

  1. a financial loss

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The company had warned in February of negative profit margins in its MA business in 2024 temporarily, as it also came under pressure after the U.S.

From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2023

Tech and tech related companies that represent less than one-fifth of the S&P 500 have so far accounted for over half of the negative profit revisions for the fourth quarter, according to Credit Suisse.

From Reuters ● Nov. 12, 2022

According to the officials, approximately $3 billion will be available to an estimated 215 hospitals, doctors or other providers that treat many poor patients and run on thin or negative profit margins.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2020

“Either you fix this problem, or if you can’t fix it somehow, the business will have to close completely because you can’t have a negative profit on the product you sell.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2018

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