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Definition of Loss
1. Noun. Something that is lost. "Loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
Generic synonyms: Transferred Possession, Transferred Property
Specialized synonyms: Forfeit, Forfeiture, Financial Loss, Sacrifice, Wastage
Specialized synonyms: Forfeit, Forfeiture, Financial Loss, Sacrifice, Wastage
2. Noun. Gradual decline in amount or activity. "A serious loss of business"
Generic synonyms: Decline, Diminution
Specialized synonyms: Epilation, Reducing
Derivative terms: Lossy
Specialized synonyms: Epilation, Reducing
Derivative terms: Lossy
3. Noun. The act of losing someone or something. "Everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
4. Noun. The disadvantage that results from losing something. "Losing him is no great deprivation"
5. Noun. The experience of losing a loved one. "He sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"
Generic synonyms: Experience
6. Noun. The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue. "The company operated in the red last year"
Exact synonyms: Red, Red Ink
Specialized synonyms: Paper Loss, Squeeze
Generic synonyms: Amount, Amount Of Money, Sum, Sum Of Money
Antonyms: Gain
Specialized synonyms: Paper Loss, Squeeze
Generic synonyms: Amount, Amount Of Money, Sum, Sum Of Money
Antonyms: Gain
7. Noun. Military personnel lost by death or capture.
Exact synonyms: Personnel Casualty
Generic synonyms: Casualty
Specialized synonyms: Combat Injury, Injury, Wound, Sacrifice
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Casualty
Specialized synonyms: Combat Injury, Injury, Wound, Sacrifice
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
8. Noun. Euphemistic expressions for death. "Thousands mourned his passing"
Exact synonyms: Departure, Exit, Expiration, Going, Passing, Release
Language type: Euphemism
Generic synonyms: Death, Decease, Expiry
Derivative terms: Depart, Depart, Depart, Exit, Expire, Go, Pass
Language type: Euphemism
Generic synonyms: Death, Decease, Expiry
Derivative terms: Depart, Depart, Depart, Exit, Expire, Go, Pass
Definition of Loss
1. n. The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.
Definition of Loss
1. the act of one that loses [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Loss
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