nuostolingai
English translation: at a loss
| 15:09 Oct 28, 2009 |
| Lithuanian to English translations [PRO] Marketing - Economics | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Inga Jurkeviciute Italy Local time: 19:54 | ||||||
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| 5 | unprofitably |
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| 4 | in the red |
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| 4 | with a loss |
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| 4 | at a loss |
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5 hrs confidence: 
in the red Explanation: 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. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2009-10-28 20:44:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 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 Explanation: to start the year with a loss company works with a loss (or negative profit) |
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8 hrs confidence:
at a loss Explanation: 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. Reference: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:... Reference: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:... |
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1 day 10 hrs confidence:
unprofitably Explanation: "(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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