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| 1. | [ noun ] the act of losing | |
| Examples: | "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock" |
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| Related terms: | failure capitulation | |
| 2. | [ noun ] something that is lost | |
| Examples: | "the car was a total loss" "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt" |
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| Related terms: | transferred_property sacrifice financial_loss wastage forfeit | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (business) the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue | |
| Synonyms: | red_ink red | |
| Examples: | "the company operated at a loss last year" "the company operated in the red last year" |
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| Related terms: | gain sum squeeze paper_loss | |
| 4. | [ noun ] gradual decline in amount or activity | |
| Examples: | : "weight loss" "a serious loss of business" |
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| Related terms: | decline reducing epilation | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the disadvantage that results from losing something | |
| Synonyms: | deprivation | |
| Examples: | "his loss of credibility led to his resignation" or "losing him is no great deprivation" |
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| Related terms: | disadvantage | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the experience of losing a loved one | |
| Examples: | "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather" |
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| Related terms: | experience | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (military) military personnel lost by death or capture | |
| Synonyms: | personnel_casualty | |
| Related terms: | casualty wound sacrifice military | |
| 8. | [ noun ] euphemistic expressions for death | |
| Synonyms: | passing release expiration going exit departure | |
| Examples: | "thousands mourned his passing" |
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| Related terms: | death die go depart depart | |
| 9. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 23630 | |
| Similar spelling: |
lossy Lois loos lose Losh Loso Losee loess Lohse Loise loose Losey loasa Louis Lowes louse lousy Louisa Louise Losoya Loesch Lok log LOX Loucks louis_i louis_x Loch Louk look Loki Loux logy logo loge loco lock Loza |
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