What is the meaning of loss?

noun

• Something that is lost.
  • usage: "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
• Gradual decline in amount or activity.
  • usage: "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"
• The act of losing someone or something.
  • usage: "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
• The disadvantage that results from losing something.
  • usage: "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"
  • synonyms: deprivation
• The experience of losing a loved one.
  • usage: "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"
• The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue.
  • usage: "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"
  • synonyms: red ink, red
• Military personnel lost by death or capture.
  • synonyms: personnel casualty
• Euphemistic expressions for death.
  • usage: "thousands mourned his passing"
  • synonyms: passing, departure, exit, expiration, going, release