▪ I. bomb bomb 1 [bɒm ǁ bɑːm] noun
1. cost a bomb informal to cost a lot of money:
• a new office development that must have cost a bomb
2. make a bomb informal to make a lot of money:
• She made a bomb coaching movie stars in Palm Springs.
[m0] ▪ II. bomb bomb 2 verb [intransitive] informal
if a product or an activity bombs, it fails badly:
• His original computer design bombed because it lacked power and software applications.
— see also carpet bomb* * *
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bomb UK US /bɒm/ noun [S] UK INFORMAL
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bomb UK US /bɒm/ verb [I] US INFORMAL
► to fail very badly: »
The movie bombed at the box office.
Financial and business terms. 2012.