Definition of "foregone" []

• Past participle of forego1. (verb)
• Having gone before; previous. (adjective)

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• "Under the base case, a BHP takeover would cost $200 million a year over a decade in foregone government revenue, or 2% of the total, and would present "minimal" risk to the province."
• "Fourth, a malpractice case is a huge risk, a massive time sink (opportunity cost in foregone billing), among many other things including the reputational hit."
• "A study in foregone conclusions -- Parliamentary elections in North Korea."