loss

[ laws, los ]

/ lɔs, lɒs /

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noun

detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.

something that is lost: The painting was the greatest loss from the robbery.

an amount or number lost: The loss of life increased each day.

the state of being deprived of or of being without something that one has had: the loss of old friends.

death, or the fact of being dead: to mourn the loss of a grandparent.

the accidental or inadvertent losing of something dropped, misplaced, stolen, etc.: to discover the loss of a document.

a losing by defeat; failure to win: the loss of a bet.

failure to make good use of something, as time; waste.

failure to preserve or maintain: loss of engine speed at high altitudes.

destruction or ruin: the loss of a ship by fire.

a thing or a number of related things that are lost or destroyed to some extent: Most buildings in the burned district were a total loss.

Military.

the losing of soldiers by death, capture, etc.
Often losses. the number of soldiers so lost.

Insurance. occurrence of an event, as death or damage of property, for which the insurer makes indemnity under the terms of a policy.

Electricity. a measure of the power lost in a system, as by conversion to heat, expressed as a relation between power input and power output, as the ratio of or difference between the two quantities.

Idioms for loss

at a loss,

at less than cost; at a financial loss.
in a state of bewilderment or uncertainty; puzzled; perplexed: We are completely at a loss for an answer to the problem.

Origin of loss

before 900; Middle English; Old English los destruction; cognate with Old Norse los looseness, breaking up. See lose, loose

SYNONYMS FOR loss

4 privation, deprivation.

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ANTONYMS FOR loss

1 gain.

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OTHER WORDS FROM loss

pre·loss, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH loss

loose loosen lose loss

Words nearby loss

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Example sentences from the Web for loss

One topic that comes up among the members, she says, is dealing with loss years later.

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To look at her in tears was to behold the enormity of her loss.

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One specific kind of emergency is at the heart of this, such as when an airplane suffers a loss of stability at night.

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Throughout all the stories of loss and pain with the Chief, there was barely a trace of emotion.

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The loss of this “expectation” game began his decline and ultimate withdrawal from the race.

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The fear of its loss can alone teach us the true value of our treasure.

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I was at a loss to know whether he was the prince or not, but he seemed to expect me.

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In the latter part of winter, my only cow sickened and died, a loss which we seriously felt.

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Suddenly, with the trout almost under the bank, the angler paused and looked about him, at a loss.

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It appears that there is a powerful moral effect that follows this loss, as might, in the majority, be anticipated.

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British Dictionary definitions for loss

loss

/ (lɒs) /

noun

the act or an instance of losing

the disadvantage or deprivation resulting from losing a loss of reputation

the person, thing, or amount lost a large loss

(plural) military personnel lost by death or capture

(sometimes plural) the amount by which the costs of a business transaction or operation exceed its revenue

a measure of the power lost in an electrical system expressed as the ratio of or difference between the input power and the output power

insurance

an occurrence of something that has been insured against, thus giving rise to a claim by a policyholder
the amount of the resulting claim

at a loss

uncertain what to do; bewildered
rendered helpless (for lack of something)at a loss for words
at less than the cost of buying, producing, or maintaining (something)the business ran at a loss for several years

Word Origin for loss

C14: noun probably formed from lost, past participle of losen to perish, from Old English lōsian to be destroyed, from los destruction

Idioms and Phrases with loss

loss

see at a loss; cut one's losses; dead loss.

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