Financial Loss Terminology

noun a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

article a word that is used to indicate the type of reference being made to a noun

• The company's investment went down the drain after the project failed.
• All that money we spent on the concert tickets went down the drain when it got canceled.
• I can't believe all my hard work studying for the test went down the drain because I overslept.
• Her dreams of becoming a singer went down the drain when she lost her voice.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb to die, especially in a sudden or unexpected way

article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun

• The investor decided to buy the farm as part of his long-term investment strategy.
• I heard that John is planning to buy the farm and move to the countryside.
• I can't believe he actually bought the farm without doing any research first.
• After the accident, he knew he was going to buy the farm sooner rather than later.