lose -
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"
turn a profit,
profit make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"
break even attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
lose -
miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"
regain,
find come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
forget,
leave be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"
lose -
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"
hold on,
keep stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"
sleep off get rid of by sleeping; "sleep off a hangover"
lose -
suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"
