Loss

Word LOSS
Character 4
Hyphenation loss
Pronunciations /lɑs/

Definitions and meanings of "Loss"

What do we mean by loss?

The act or an instance of losing. noun

One that is lost. noun

The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone. noun

The amount of something lost. noun

The harm or suffering caused by losing or being lost. noun

People lost in wartime; casualties. noun

Destruction. noun

The power decrease caused by resistance in a circuit, circuit element, or device. noun

The amount of a claim on an insurer by an insured. noun

(at a loss) Below cost. idiom

(at a loss) Perplexed; puzzled. idiom

See loess. noun

Failure to hold, keep, or preserve what one has had in his possession; disappearance from possession, use, or knowledge; deprivation of that which one has had: as, the loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation; loss of children: opposed to gain. noun

Specifically, death. noun

Failure to gain or win: as, the loss of a prize or battle. noun

That which is lost or forfeited; that which has been scattered or wasted: as, the loss by leakage amounted to 20 gallons; an insurance company's loss by a fire. noun

Defeat; overthrow; ruin. noun

Lack; want. noun

The state of being at fault; the state of having lost the trail and scent of game. noun

The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.

The destruction or ruin of an object.

Something that has been destroyed or ruined.

Defeat; an instance of being defeated.

The death of a person or animal.

The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died.

(financial) The sum an entity loses on balance.

Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Loss

The word "loss" in example sentences

The loss of his time was the _master's loss_, and _not_ the servant's. ❋ American Anti-Slavery Society (N/A)

II. iv.90 (57,2) [But in the loss of question,] The _loss_ of question I do not well understand, and should rather read, ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

I shall count my country _lost_, in the loss of the primitive _principles_, and the primitive _practices_, upon which it was at first established: but certainly one good way to save that _loss_, would be to do something, that the memory of _the great things done for us by our God_, may not be _lost_, and that the story of the circumstances attending the _foundation_ and _formation_ of this country, and of its _preservation_ hitherto, may be impartially handed unto posterity. ❋ Benj. N. Martin (N/A)

’ and finish with the exquisite close to the loss of Proserpine, the loss‘… which cost Ceres all that pain ❋ Unknown (1909)

Captain Layman has served with me in three ships, and I am well acquainted with his bravery, zeal, judgment, and activity; _nor do I regret the loss of the Raven compared to the value of Captain Layman's services, which are a national loss_. [ ❋ Unknown (1877)

The company said the loss is due to a combination of likely weak domestic business and a one-time loss from the withdrawal from its Cabin domestic clothing brand business, which posted a special loss of 3 billion yen. ❋ Ayai Tomisawa (2010)

The term loss leader is thrown about with regards supermarkets yet Wetherspoons gets not a mention for undercutting locals. ❋ FIDO The Dog (2009)

Following his title loss to former welterweight champion Matt Hughes, he came back to destroy Jens Pulver. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Loiseau is re-entering the UFC after mostly underwhelming fans since his title loss to then-champion

Mick Foley tells us that we won't see Sting for a while in the Impact zone after his title loss at the PPV. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The label loss mitigation and has been used more progressively over the former three to five years due to the surge in the shear number of foreclosures. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Deborah Taylor, Chicago resident and supporter of No Games Chicago, said the loss is a wonderful thing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If there's another market "panic" - which could happen if Republicans repeal Wall Street reform - and workers lose their "privatized" retirement savings in the crash, the GOP's response would be that individuals must take responsibility - their loss is their fault. ❋ Leo W. Gerard (2010)

This film insists that the loss is absolute and all-consuming. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"The best thing to help get over a loss is a game," junior forward Sam Willard said following the Big West tournament loss to Long Beach State. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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