hemorrhage

[hem-er-ij, hem-rij]

noun

1. a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.

2. the loss of assets, especially in large amounts.

3. any widespread or uncontrolled loss or diffusion.

verb (used without object)

hemorrhaged, hemorrhaging 

1. to bleed profusely.

2. to lose assets, especially in large amounts.

verb (used with object)

hemorrhaged, hemorrhaging 

1. to lose (assets).

   a company that was hemorrhaging money.

hemorrhage

1. Excessive or uncontrollable bleeding, often caused by trauma, surgical or obstetrical complications, or the advanced stages of certain illnesses, such as cirrhosis and peptic ulcer disease.

Other Word Forms

• hemorrhagic adjective
• posthemorrhagic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemorrhage¹

1665–75; < Latin haemorrhagia < Greek haimorrhagía. See hemo-, -rrhagia

Example Sentences

And certainly not for institutions like the New York Times, which has made games a profit center in a news industry that’s often hemorrhaging cash.

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The deals came as First Brands was hemorrhaging cash back in the U.S. to service its mounting debt.

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My roommate had returned from Tijuana hemorrhaging, and I’d taken her to the ER.

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"He needs surgery urgently," Ola says, "but it's complicated. Doctors told us it could cause his death, a stroke or brain hemorrhage. He needs surgery in a well-equipped place."

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A majority of the supervisors expressed anger Tuesday at the 2020 change, saying the law was poorly crafted and left the county hemorrhaging billions.

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