how to pronounce убыток

/ʊˈbɨtək/

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убыток is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of убыток in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… девять месяцев мы работали в убыток за …”

meanings of убыток

noun:

Loss, damage (negative result on balance).

убыток frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word убыток occurs in russian on average 2.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.