См. также: упускать возможность, упускать из виду главное, упускать редкую возможность, упущенная возможность
lost profits Method of estimating damages in which a seller is compensated for the profit not realized due to a breach of contract by a buyer. (BusinessDictionary.com)
Lost profits are “damages for the loss of net income to a business measured by reasonable certainty.” (Proving and Defending Lost Profits Damages by Hon. Martin "Marty" Lowy, Dallas Bar Association)
