at a loss

phrase

If a business produces something at a loss, they sell it at a price which is less than it cost them to produce it or buy it.

[business]

New fashion designs have to be sold off at a loss if sales are poor.

Synonyms: confused, puzzled, baffled, bewildered More Synonyms of at a loss

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at a loss in British English

uncertain what to do; bewildered

rendered helpless (for lack of something)

at a loss for words

at less than the cost of buying, producing, or maintaining (something)

the business ran at a loss for several years

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at a loss in American English

in an uncertain or perplexed state; puzzled

so as to lose money

to operate a business at a loss

not able to; uncertain how to

followed by an infinitive

he was at a loss to explain the missing funds

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at a loss

not knowing what to do or say in a particular situation

These women also face language barriers and are at a loss to know where to go forhelp.

Examples of 'at a loss' in a sentence
at a loss

There's fools do business at a loss and don't know it.

(idiom) in the sense of confused

Definition

uncertain what to do

I was at a loss for what to do next.

Synonyms

confused

People are confused about what they should eat to stay healthy.

puzzled

Scientists remain puzzled by this phenomenon.

baffled

bewildered

Some shoppers look bewildered by the variety of goods on offer.

stuck (informal)

They will be there to help if you're stuck.

helpless

stumped

I must confess I was stumped for a moment.

perplexed

She is perplexed about what to do for her daughter.

mystified

nonplussed

Patricia was totally nonplussed by Coyne's behaviour.

at your wits' end

I just can't think what to do - I'm at my wits' end.

See loss

Additional synonyms

in the sense of at your wits' end

I just can't think what to do - I'm at my wits' end.

Synonyms

in despair,

lost,

stuck (informal),

stumped,

baffled,

bewildered,

at a loss,

at the end of your tether

in the sense of bewildered

Some shoppers look bewildered by the variety of goods on offer.

Synonyms

confused,

surprised,

stunned,

puzzled,

uncertain,

startled,

baffled,

at sea,

awed,

muddled,

dizzy,

dazed,

perplexed,

disconcerted,

at a loss,

mystified,

taken aback,

speechless,

giddy,

disorientated,

bamboozled (informal),

nonplussed,

flummoxed,

at sixes and sevens,

thrown off balance,

discombobulated (informal)

in the sense of nonplussed

Definition

perplexed

Patricia was totally nonplussed by Coyne's behaviour.

Synonyms

taken aback,

stunned,

confused,

embarrassed,

puzzled,

astonished,

stumped,

dismayed,

baffled,

bewildered,

astounded,

confounded,

perplexed,

disconcerted,

mystified,

fazed,

dumbfounded,

discomfited,

flummoxed,

discountenanced

Nearby words of
at a loss

at a disadvantage
at a gallop
at a loose end
at a loss
at a low ebb
at a pinch
at a premium

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单词	at a loss
释义	at a loss phrase If a business produces something at a loss, they sell it at a price which is less than it cost them to produce it or buy it. [business] New fashion designs have to be sold off at a loss if sales are poor. Synonyms: confused, puzzled, baffled, bewildered More Synonyms of at a loss See full dictionary entry for loss at a loss in British English a. uncertain what to do; bewildered b. rendered helpless (for lack of something) at a loss for words c. at less than the cost of buying, producing, or maintaining (something) the business ran at a loss for several years See full dictionary entry for loss at a loss in American English 1. in an uncertain or perplexed state; puzzled 2. so as to lose money to operate a business at a loss 3. not able to; uncertain how to followed by an infinitive he was at a loss to explain the missing funds See full dictionary entry for loss at a loss not knowing what to do or say in a particular situation These women also face language barriers and are at a loss to know where to go forhelp. Examples of 'at a loss' in a sentence at a loss There's fools do business at a loss and don't know it. George Eliot Daniel Deronda (1876) (idiom) in the sense of confused Definition uncertain what to do I was at a loss for what to do next. Synonyms confused People are confused about what they should eat to stay healthy. puzzled Scientists remain puzzled by this phenomenon. baffled bewildered Some shoppers look bewildered by the variety of goods on offer. stuck (informal) They will be there to help if you're stuck. helpless stumped I must confess I was stumped for a moment. perplexed She is perplexed about what to do for her daughter. mystified nonplussed Patricia was totally nonplussed by Coyne's behaviour. at your wits' end I just can't think what to do - I'm at my wits' end. See loss Additional synonyms in the sense of at your wits' end I just can't think what to do - I'm at my wits' end. Synonyms in despair, lost, stuck (informal), stumped, baffled, bewildered, at a loss, at the end of your tether in the sense of bewildered Some shoppers look bewildered by the variety of goods on offer. Synonyms confused, surprised, stunned, puzzled, uncertain, startled, baffled, at sea, awed, muddled, dizzy, dazed, perplexed, disconcerted, at a loss, mystified, taken aback, speechless, giddy, disorientated, bamboozled (informal), nonplussed, flummoxed, at sixes and sevens, thrown off balance, discombobulated (informal) in the sense of nonplussed Definition perplexed Patricia was totally nonplussed by Coyne's behaviour. Synonyms taken aback, stunned, confused, embarrassed, puzzled, astonished, stumped, dismayed, baffled, bewildered, astounded, confounded, perplexed, disconcerted, mystified, fazed, dumbfounded, discomfited, flummoxed, discountenanced Nearby words of at a loss at a disadvantage at a gallop at a loose end at a loss at a low ebb at a pinch at a premium Synonyms of 'at a loss' at a loss Explore 'at a loss' in the dictionary
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