The canal was a failure, and the family lost large sums of money.

He said some insurance companies lost "huge sums of money" in recent years on their business with associations.

He was content to lose small sums yearly, until a change in the tax situation made it impossible to continue.

He was also known for losing large sums of money gambling around the world.

Russia's banks have lost huge sums in the stock market and are short of cash.

Or face the shame of losing large sums in public.

The university where I worked has lost great sums.

But other institutions were concerned that they could lose substantial sums.

On the negative side, he was a gambler who lost great sums at play.

"But the business has been losing substantial sums of money for the last three years."