noun
- Something that is lost.
- usage: "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
- synonyms: loss
- Gradual decline in amount or activity.
- usage: "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"
- synonyms: loss
- The act of losing someone or something.
- usage: "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
- synonyms: loss
- The disadvantage that results from losing something.
- usage: "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"
- synonyms: loss, deprivation
- The experience of losing a loved one.
- usage: "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"
- synonyms: loss
- 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"
- Military personnel lost by death or capture.
- synonyms: personnel casualty, loss
- Euphemistic expressions for death.
- usage: "thousands mourned his passing"
- Something lost (especially money lost at gambling. ).
- synonyms: losings
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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