The phrase "admit a loss" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone acknowledges that they have experienced a defeat or a financial loss.
Example: "After reviewing the financial statements, the company had no choice but to admit a loss for the last quarter."
Alternatives: "acknowledge a loss" or "accept a loss."
"If the margin is small, it will be hard for the Frente to admit a loss," said Roberto Rubio-Fabián, executive director of Funde, a research organization here, referring to the F.M.L.N. "There could be a group that says this is proof that the democratic way doesn't work".
I admit that I am proposing an unlikely scenario, but it is conceivable that foreign governments will choose to hang on to their losing dollar positions in the same way a gambler would have a tendency to "double down" when things go wrong, rather than admit a loss.
Some of this may be politically driven: a pretense of future benefits appears better than admitting a loss; and because lives are involved, no one wants to write off sunk costs.
The losses nearly cost the job of the bank's chief executive.The latest mutual to stumble is Caisse d'Epargne, France's third-largest retail bank, whose top management resigned in October after admitting a loss of €600m on equity derivatives.
The tides turned by May, with president's campaign admitting a loss to Romney's camp in fundraising figures.
Maybe a lot of people had too much faith in the internet being something more than another means of mass control... and there's something empowering in admitting a loss of control, because you can start to do other things.
However, Djokovic entered a note of worry into the equation after admitting a sudden loss of energy in his four-set win over Ernests Gulbis in the first semi-final on Friday.
Militant in Iraq Admits a Loss but Vows to Fight On The most wanted insurgent in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, acknowledged in an Internet audio message that a top guerrilla leader had died in fighting in Falluja, but he vowed to continue his war against the Americans.
With lagging interest in print news, WaPo's own figures admitted a 55percentt profit loss just before the sale.
"The day my team admits any loss is good, well, can me now," Laviolette said.
In a note to Cassady himself two weeks later, Ginsberg admitted being at a loss to offer practical help.
