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tax loss

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noun

  1. a loss sustained by a company that can be set against future profits for tax purposes

"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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But later reporting suggested that the cancellation was part of a larger cost-cutting measure and that Warner Bros. benefited from writing off the film as a tax loss rather than incurring losses from releasing it.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

White, the city manager of Oakwood, Ga., where ICE recently purchased two new warehouses, said the total estimated annual tax loss to both his town and Hall County, Ga., totals about $771,000.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 2026

After 31 days, the original stock position with a higher cost basis could be sold to record a tax loss.

From Barron's Oct. 29, 2025

And it means that the high proportion of stocks underwater for the year likely makes the mutual fund tax loss season carry greater heft going into the October 31 fiscal year end.

From MarketWatch Oct. 27, 2025

Think about how much tax loss that would cause!

From Seattle Times Aug. 18, 2023

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