FAILURE COST Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase failure cost. (close relations)
Definition of FAILURE COST
cost
Best Alternative Words for FAILURE COST
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bankruptcy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of complete lack of some abstract property • inability to discharge all your debts as they come due • a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent | ||||||||
botch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an embarrassing mistake verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin | ||||||||
bungle | verbv | |||||||
noun • an embarrassing mistake verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly | ||||||||
calamity | nounn | |||||||
noun • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | ||||||||
catastrophe | nounn | |||||||
noun • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune • a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune • a sudden violent change in the earth's surface | ||||||||
collapse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion • a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in • the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink • a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) verb • break down, literally or metaphorically • collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack • fold or close up • fall apart • cause to burst • suffer a nervous breakdown • lose significance, effectiveness, or value | ||||||||
debacle | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sudden and violent collapse • flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer • a sound defeat | ||||||||
defeat | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest • the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals verb • win a victory over • thwart the passage of | ||||||||
defeatism | nounn | |||||||
noun • acceptance of the inevitability of defeat | ||||||||
deficit | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required • a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning • (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing • an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period) | ||||||||
depletion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of decreasing something markedly • the state of being depleted | ||||||||
disaster | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune • an act that has disastrous consequences | ||||||||
downfall | nounn | |||||||
noun • failure that results in a loss of position or reputation • the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) • a sudden decline in strength or number or importance | ||||||||
expenditure | nounn | |||||||
noun • money paid out; an amount spent • the act of spending money for goods or services • the act of consuming something | ||||||||
expense | nounn | |||||||
noun • amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) • a detriment or sacrifice • money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer verb • reduce the estimated value of something | ||||||||
fiasco | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sudden and violent collapse | ||||||||
flop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers • someone who is unsuccessful • a complete failure • the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink adverb • with a flopping sound • completely verb • fall loosely • fall suddenly and abruptly • fail utterly; collapse | ||||||||
loss | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that is lost • gradual decline in amount or activity • the act of losing someone or something • the disadvantage that results from losing something • the experience of losing a loved one • the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue • military personnel lost by death or capture • euphemistic expressions for death | ||||||||
misadventure | nounn | |||||||
noun • an instance of misfortune | ||||||||
miscarry | verbv | |||||||
verb • be unsuccessful • suffer a miscarriage | ||||||||