Kinyarwanda
guhomba
Word parts: gu-homba
goo-HOHM-bah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaguhombagoo-HOHM-bahsoon
Englishto suffer losssoon
Frenchsubir une perte (surtout financière)soon
Meaning
to suffer a loss, especially a financial one.
Good to know
the standard word for losing money in business or a bad deal.
Examples
- Umucuruzi yahombye mu bucuruzi bwe.The trader suffered a loss in his business.
- Arahomba buri gihe agura ibicuruzwa bibi.He loses money every time he buys bad merchandise.
- Ntabwo twahombye uyu mwaka.We did not suffer a loss this year.
- Uzahomba niba udakoze neza ibarura.You will lose money if you don't do the accounting well.
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