Oct 28, 2009 15:09
15 yrs ago
Lithuanian term

nuostolingai

Lithuanian to English Marketing Economics
pradeti metus nuostolingai
imone dirba nuostolingai

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at a loss


Babylon žodynas:

to have a loss, to meet with a loss - turėti nuostolį;
to sell at a loss - parduoti nuostolingai, su nuostoliu

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:...

(8) AFR keletą metų dirbo nuostolingai.

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:...

(8) AFR’s business has been running at a loss for several years.
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5 hrs

in the red

Well, at least colloquially the company started the year in the red and it is in the red. Red ink was used for negative figures in the past.

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in debt (started the year in debt) and losing money (the company is in debt / losing money) would also be possible
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with a loss

to start the year with a loss
company works with a loss (or negative profit)
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unprofitably

"(operating, trading) unprofitably" is the most common way to express a company's operations when they are not profitable (nuostolingi, nepelningi).
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