Associations to the word «Sunk»

Wiktionary

SUNK, verb. Past participle of sink
SUNK COST, noun. (economics) A cost that has already been incurred and which cannot be recovered to any significant degree.
SUNK COSTS, noun. Plural of sunk cost

Dictionary definition

SUNK, adjective. Doomed to extinction.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke