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English to English noun
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something that is lost |  | Example: the car was a total loss loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt
source: wordnet30
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gradual decline in amount or activity |  | Example: weight loss a serious loss of business
source: wordnet30
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the act of losing someone or something |  | Example: everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock
source: wordnet30
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the disadvantage that results from losing something |  | Example: his loss of credibility led to his resignation losing him is no great deprivation
source: wordnet30
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the experience of losing a loved one |  | Example: he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather
source: wordnet30
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the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue |  | Example: the company operated at a loss last year the company operated in the red last year
source: wordnet30
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military personnel lost by death or capture |  | source: wordnet30
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euphemistic expressions for death |  | Example: thousands mourned his passing
source: wordnet30
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The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. |  | source: webster1913
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