verlustbehaftet

lossy (technical); involving loss

English translations

  1. 01

    loss-ridden

  2. 02

    loss-making

  3. 03

    at a loss

Word details

German meaning
Mit Verlusten verbunden, defizitär.
English meaning
Loss-making
Synonym
unrentabel, defizitär
German example
Das Geschäft war leider verlustbehaftet.
English example
The business was unfortunately loss-making.

Example sentences with “verlustbehaftet”

  1. Die Kompression ist verlustbehaftet. (The compression is lossy.)

Frequently asked questions

What is the opposite?

The opposite is 'verlustfrei' (lossless).