lỗ lãi

Cuối năm, chủ cửa hàng tính toán lỗ lãi từ sổ sách.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Profit and loss: The combined financial result of a business or venture, encompassing both gains (profit) and losses. It refers to the overall outcome of commercial or investment activities.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cuối năm, công ty phải tính toán lỗ lãi. (At year's end, the company must calculate its profit and loss.)
  • Việc kinh doanh này lỗ lãi thế nào? (What is the profit and loss situation of this business?)
  • Ông ấy không quan tâm đến lỗ lãi, chỉ muốn theo đuổi đam mê. (He doesn't care about profit and loss; he just wants to pursue his passion.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal business, accounting, and economic contexts to assess the financial health of an enterprise.
• It can be used abstractly to discuss the general concept of success and failure, or the risks and rewards in any endeavor.

Variants and Related Words

• Lỗ (n): A loss; a deficit.
  • Cửa hàng bán hàng bị lỗ. (The store sold goods at a loss.)
• Lãi (n): Profit; gain.
  • Bán món này có lãi không? (Is there a profit from selling this item?)
• Lỗ lãi is a compound word formed from lỗ (loss) and lãi (profit).

Synonyms

• Financial outcome: The end result in monetary terms.
• Bottom line: The final profit or loss.
• Gains and losses: Profits and deficits.

Related Idioms

• Được ăn cả, ngã về không: This idiom, meaning "win all or lose everything," relates to the high-risk, high-reward scenarios inherent in the concept of lỗ lãi.
  • Đầu tư vào thị trường mới là được ăn cả, ngã về không. (Investing in a new market is an all-or-nothing gamble.)