no-lose in English

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    {
      "word": "no-win"
    }
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          "ref": "2000, Donald Mitchell, Carol Coles, The Irresistible Growth Enterprise:",
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        "Bound to end in success; without the risk of losing."
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          "losing",
          "lose"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "no-lose"
}

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      "word": "no-win"
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          "ref": "2000, Donald Mitchell, Carol Coles, The Irresistible Growth Enterprise:",
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      ],
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        "Bound to end in success; without the risk of losing."
      ],
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          "losing",
          "lose"
        ]
      ],
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  "word": "no-lose"
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"no-lose" meaning in English

Adjective