intransitive verb
: to fail to win in competition : fail to receive an expected reward or gain
afraid of losing out to more unscrupulous competitors
lost out in the hurdles
intransitive verb
: to fail to win in competition : fail to receive an expected reward or gain
afraid of losing out to more unscrupulous competitors
lost out in the hurdles
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012