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Meanings of losings in anglès

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Something lost (especially money lost at gambling)

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Usage of losings in anglès
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One hears of the winnings, but they say very little about the losings.
Esther Waters
2
My winnings or losings wouldn't come to a tenner in an average year.
When William Came
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Usually he took his winnings and losings very quietly.
Esther Waters
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Here was his chance to get back his losings.
Frank Merriwell's Nobility; Or, The Tragedy of the Ocean Tramp
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His cheek twitched painfully as he thought of the huge amount of his losings to Lablache.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
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They say she lost nearly a hundred mille to-night and she never even mentioned her losings.
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo
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He began to make light of his losings-tothink the prize was not so great after all.
John Halifax, Gentleman
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While he did not say much about his losings, it was observed that temper was not improving.
The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier
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Dorothy joined Lady Carlisle before our absence had been noted, and began to banter Fitzpatrick upon his losings.
Richard Carvel — Volume 06
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For that cowlish deliverance, their scalary losings, their papal spoliations, and other such their figments, they cannot find.
Sermons on the Card, and Other Discourses
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Frank's luck seemed to have deserted him, but at first his losings were just heavy enough to provoke without alarming him.
Frank Merriwell's Chums
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If the teacher became subsequently much the largest winner of the pupil's losings, it was, perhaps, not more than her fit recompense.
The Spenders: A Tale of the Third Generation
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I will beg you to accept your losings as a little gift from me-asa proof, if you will, of my friendship.
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo
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Lug out your losings, said his adversary with a laugh; and the man left hold of my waist and began fumbling in his pouch.
A Monk of Fife / Being the Chronicle Written by Norman Leslie of...
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This will result in thousands of South African workers losing their jobs.
The South African
16
The government lost its majority late last year after losing a by-election.
Radio NZ
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Translations for losings
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Losings through the time