"à fonds perdus" meaning in Français

See à fonds perdus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: \a fɔ̃ pɛʁ.dy\
  1. Investir sans espérer un retour sur investissement.
    Sense id: fr-à_fonds_perdus-fr-adv-oqbeaUj~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: à fonds perdu

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    "Composé de à, fonds et perdus."
  ],
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          "ref": "Émile Zola, Le Docteur Pascal, G. Charpentier, 1893, chapitre XIV",
          "text": "Elle l’élèverait, elle en ferait un homme. Même elle avait placé, sur la tête du petit, à fonds perdus, les cinq mille francs du secrétaire."
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        "Investir sans espérer un retour sur investissement."
      ],
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    }
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    "Composé de à, fonds et perdus."
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          "ref": "Émile Zola, Le Docteur Pascal, G. Charpentier, 1893, chapitre XIV",
          "text": "Elle l’élèverait, elle en ferait un homme. Même elle avait placé, sur la tête du petit, à fonds perdus, les cinq mille francs du secrétaire."
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        "Investir sans espérer un retour sur investissement."
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