lost profit

collocation in English

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lost
adjective
uk
/lɒst/us
/lɑːst/
not knowing where you are and how to get to ...
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profit
noun
uk
/ˈprɒf.ɪt/us
/ˈprɑː.fɪt/
money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs of producing and selling goods ...
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(Definition oflostandprofitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For the supermarket, failure to maintain stocks at below the optimum level will result in empty shelves andlostprofit.
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Unsold engines meantlostprofitand nothing was wasted.
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Project contractors filed suit for more than $23 million in lost profits and costs.
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Many production problems and release date slipped by a year resulted in lost profits and sales of only 1.7 million units.
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Furthermore, the calculation for lost profits was calculated on a national scale, against the regional nature of the defamatory statements.
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Lost profits and the threat of diminished power spoke loudly and acted relentlessly.
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The court treats the indenture agreement as lost capital rather than lost profits.
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First, patent owners who make and sell their invention are entitled to awards of lost profits.
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The study concluded that there was a total loss of $2.4 million in sales for nearby businesses amounting to $480,000 in lost profits a year, which was categorized as moderate economic impacts.
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