Dictionary term

Closed-Lost

A sales opportunity that has ended without a purchase, typically recorded with a reason for future analysis.

A sales opportunity that has ended without a purchase, typically recorded with a reason for future analysis.

Why Closed-Lost matters

Understanding this term helps teams align sales, operations, finance, and technology around how business customers evaluate, purchase, and receive products or services.

How It Applies to CRM Systems

CRM marks unsuccessful opportunities as closed-lost and records reasons for win/loss analysis.