Canadian English Meaning of loss

loss

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Definitions and Meaning of loss in English

Wordnet

loss (n)

something that is lost

gradual decline in amount or activity

the act of losing someone or something

the disadvantage that results from losing something

the experience of losing a loved one

the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

military personnel lost by death or capture

euphemistic expressions for death

Webster

loss (v. t.)

The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.

The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.

That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; -- opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was considerable.

The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.

Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.

Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.

Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.

Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars.

FAQs About the word loss

loss

something that is lost, gradual decline in amount or activity, the act of losing someone or something, the disadvantage that results from losing something, the

absence,deprivation,lack,mislaying,Misplacement,bereavement,dispossession,Forfeit,forfeiture,penalty

acquisition,control,gain,hands,possession,having,keeping

losings => losses, losingly => loosely, losing streak => losing streak, losing => Losing, losengerie => lozenger,