English Explanatory Dictionary

cut one's losses

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To discontinue something to put a stop to continued losses after facing that it is unlikely it will ever bear fruit.

Word forms

cut one's losses cuts one's losses cutting one's losses

Related words

sunk cost
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