loss in English dictionary

  • loss

    Meanings and definitions of "loss"

    • an instance of losing, such as a defeat
    • something that is lost
    • the hurtful condition of having lost something or someone
    • (plural) casualties, especially physically eliminated victims of violent conflict
    • (financial) the sum an entity loses on balance
    • destruction, ruin
    • (engineering) electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work
    • noun
      an instance of losing, such as a defeat
    • noun
      The result of an alteration in a function or characteristic of the body, or of its previous integrity.
    • noun
      the hurtful condition of having lost something or someone, particularly in death.
    • noun
      (in the plural)
      casualties, especially physically eliminated victims of violent conflict
    • noun
      (financial)
      the sum an entity loses on balance
    • noun
      destruction, ruin
    • noun
      (engineering)
      electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work
    • verb
      (colloquial)
      Alternative spelling of [i]lost[/i]
    • instance of losing
    • something lost
    • hurtful condition resulting from losing
    • casualties
    • financial: negative result on balance
    • engineering: power expended without doing useful work
    • The result of a business operation where overhead costs are greater than the receipts or income.(Source: ISEP / ODE)
    • loss (e.g. assets or profits)
    • losing (a game)
    • (profit sheet) loss
    • noun
      euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
    • noun
      gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"
    • noun
      military personnel lost by death or capture
    • noun
      something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
    • noun
      the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
    • noun
      the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"
    • noun
      the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"
    • noun
      the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"

    Synonyms of "loss" in English dictionary

    transferred possession, personnel casualty, expiration are the top synonyms of "loss" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "loss" in English dictionary

    gain is the antonym of "loss" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of loss

    • loss ( plural  losses)
    • loss (countable and uncountable, plural losses)
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