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Definition
Loss resulting from a firm's primary business operations, excluding extraordinary or peripheral income (such as interest earned) and expenses (such as interest paid). Formula: (Cost of sales + Operating expenses) - Sales revenue.
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operating loss is in the Accounting & Auditing and Banking, Commerce & Finance subjects.
operating loss appears in the definition of the following term: creative accounting
operating loss appears in these other term: net operating loss (NOL)
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