What does "Cut your losses" mean?

To abandon a failing venture to prevent further loss. To accept a partial loss rather than risk losing everything. From gambling/investment.

How do you use "Cut your losses" in a sentence?

It's time to cut our losses and move on. Sometimes you have to cut your losses. They cut their losses and sold the business.

Cut your losses

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의미: To abandon a failing venture to prevent further loss.

放弃正在失败的事业以防止进一步损失。

Abandonar una empresa que está fracasando para evitar más pérdidas.

さらなる損失を防ぐために失敗しつつある事業を断念すること。

더 큰 손실을 막기 위해 실패하고 있는 사업을 포기하다.

To accept a partial loss rather than risk losing everything. From gambling/investment.

接受部分损失而不是冒着失去一切的风险。源自赌博/投资。

Aceptar una pérdida parcial en lugar de arriesgarse a perderlo todo. Del juego/inversión.

すべてを失うリスクを冒すよりも、部分的な損失を受け入れること。ギャンブルや投資から。

전부를 잃는 것보다 일부 손실을 감수하는 것. 도박/투자에서 유래.

직역: Sever your losses (stop them growing)

예문

It's time to cut our losses and move on.
是时候及时止损继续前进了
Es hora de cortar por lo sano y seguir adelante
損切りして先に進む時だ
이제 손절하고 앞으로 나아갈 때다.
Sometimes you have to cut your losses.
有时候你必须及时止损
A veces hay que cortar por lo sano
時には損切りも必要だ
때로는 손절할 줄도 알아야 한다.
They cut their losses and sold the business.
他们及时止损卖掉了公司
Cortaron por lo sano y vendieron el negocio
彼らは損切りして事業を売却した
그들은 손절하고 사업을 매각했다.

발음

/kʌt jɔː ˈlɒsɪz/

사용 가이드

맥락: business, quitting, damage control

어조: pragmatic, decisive

✓ 올바른 표현

Cut your losses.
及时止损
Corta por lo sano
損切りしろ
손절해라.
Time to cut our losses.
是时候止损了
Es hora de cortar por lo sano
損切りの時だ
이제 손절할 때다.
We cut our losses.
我们止损了
Cortamos por lo sano
損切りした
우리는 손절했다.

✗ 잘못된 표현

Give up
Give up（放弃）
Give up（Rendirse）
Give up（諦める）
포기하다
Quit
Quit（退出）
Quit（Abandonar）
Quit（やめる）
그만두다

흔한 실수

Implies sensible retreat
Not the same as giving up

기원과 역사

From gambling/trading—limiting losses.

어원: Gambling/business

최초 기록: 19th century

문화적 배경

Era: Traditional to present

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Business contexts; Investment advice

Regional notes: Universal across English-speaking world.

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