Losings (Noun)
Meaning
Something lost (especially money lost at gambling).
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- He added up all his losings at the end of the month to find he had lost more than his rent.
- She realized the consequences of her reckless betting habits were enormous losings in her recent tournament participation.
- Heavy gamblers fear large losings because the house advantage takes precedence.
- Las Vegas typically banks on its client's potential losings each week due to sports gambling bets being largely decided on unpredictability.
- Sports analysts accounted for substantial team losings which suggested flaws within that division due to economic over-expenses for short duration fame of non-roster baseball recruits