Definitions of LOSS [ɔs, lɒs]

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Definition of 'LOSS'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) loss
the act of losing possession of something.

2.  loss
disadvantage or deprivation from separation or loss:
bearing the loss of a robbery.

3.  loss
something that is lost.

4.  loss
an amount or number lost:
The loss of life increased each day.

5.  loss
an instance of losing:
the loss of old friends.

6.  loss
deprivation through death:
to mourn the loss of a grandparent.

7.  loss
a losing by defeat.

8.  loss
failure to preserve or maintain:
loss of engine speed.

9.  loss
destruction; ruin.

10.  loss
Often, losses. the number of soldiers lost through death or capture.

11.  loss
an event, as death or property damage, for which an insurer must make indemnity under the terms of a policy.

12.  loss
a measure of the power lost in an electrical system, as by conversion to heat, expressed as a relation between power input and power output, as the ratio of or difference between the two quantities.

13.  loss
at less than cost.

14.  loss
in a state of bewilderment or uncertainty.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE los destruction, c. ON los looseness, breaking up. Cf. lose , loose)

Definition of 'LOSS'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) loss
something that is lost
"the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"

2. (noun) loss
gradual decline in amount or activity
"weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"

3. (noun) loss
the act of losing someone or something
"everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"

4. (noun) loss, deprivation
the disadvantage that results from losing something
"his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"

5. (noun) loss
the experience of losing a loved one
"he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"

6. (noun) loss, red ink, red
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"

7. (noun) personnel casualty, loss
military personnel lost by death or capture

8. (noun) passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release
euphemistic expressions for death
"thousands mourned his passing"

Definition of 'LOSS'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) loss
the state of not having sth anymore, or having less of sth
weight loss; a loss of innocence; job losses

2.  loss
the fact of having lost a competition, election, etc.
the team's record of seven wins and six losses

3.  loss
≠ profit
a net loss of $2 million

4.  loss
cut your losses
to stop doing sth that loses money

5.  loss
sb's death
families grieving over the loss of a loved one; a disaster causing significant loss of life

6.  loss
at a loss
not knowing what or how to do sth
I'm at a loss to explain it.

Definition of 'LOSS'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) LOSS
the act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation

2. (verb) LOSS
the state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing

3. (verb) LOSS
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

4. (verb) LOSS
the state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel

5. (verb) LOSS
failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle

6. (verb) LOSS
failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time

7. (verb) LOSS
killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property

8. (verb) LOSS
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

Definitions of 'LOSS'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. LOSS
Something (not a person) that loses; a situation in which something is losing. Emphatic forms include moby loss, and total loss, complete loss. Common interjections are “What a loss!” and “What a moby loss!” Note that moby loss is OK even though **moby loser is not used; applied to an abstract noun, moby is simply a magnifier, whereas when applied to a person it implies substance and has positive connotations. Compare lossage.

Translation of 'LOSS'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the act or fact of losing suffering from loss of memory; the loss (= death) of our friend.
Afrikaans: verloor, verlies	Arabic: فُقْدان، خَسارَه	Bulgarian: загуба
Brazilian: perda	Czech: ztráta	German: der Verlust
Danish: tab	Greek: απώλεια, χάσιμο, χαμός	Spanish: pérdida
Estonian: kaotus	Farsi: از دست رفتن یا دادن	Finnish: menetys
French: perte	Hebrew: אוֹבְדַן, אִיבּוּד	Hindi: घाटा
Croatian: gubitak	Hungarian: elvesztés	Indonesian: kehilangan
Icelandic: tap, missir	Italian: perdita	Japanese: 失うこと
Korean: 상실, 잃음	Lithuanian: praradimas, netekimas	Latvian: zudums; zaudējums
Malay: kehilangan	Dutch: verlies	Norwegian: tap; forlis
Polish: strata	Persian: از دست رفتن یا دادن	Pashto: له لاسه تلونكى
Portuguese: perda	Romanian: pierdere	Russian: потеря
Slovak: strata	Slovenian: izguba	Serbian: gubitak
Swedish: förlust	Thai: ความเสียหาย	Turkish: kaybetme
Taiwanese: 喪失	Ukrainian: втрата	Urdu: شکست کھانے کا عمل
Vietnamese: sự mất mát	Chinese: 丧失
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