loss

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to…

   The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.

   • loss of limb; weight loss; loss of cognitive functions; loss of appetite.
   • People are less willing to take a risk to make a gain than to to avoid a loss.
   • In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said.
2. 2

   The destruction or ruin of an object.

3. 3

   Something that has been destroyed or ruined.

   • It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses.
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   1. 4

      Defeat

      Defeat; an instance of being defeated.

      • The match ended in their first loss of the season.
   2. 5

      The death of a person or animal.

      • We mourn his loss.
      • The battle was won, but losses were great.
   3. 6

      The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has…

      The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died.

      • Her daughter's sense of loss eventually led to depression.
   4. 7

      The sum an entity loses on balance.

      • The sum of expenditures and taxes minus total income is a loss, when this difference is positive.
   5. 8

      Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.

      • The inefficiency of many old-fashioned power plants exceeds 60% loss before the subsequent losses during transport over the grid.
   6. 9

      Alternative spelling of lost.

The neighborhood

• synonymdeperdition
• synonymforlesing
• synonymloss
• antonymacquisition
• antonymwin
• neighborlose
• neighborlosings
• neighbordecrement
• neighborforfeiture
• neighbormisplacement