Definition of loss - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"

Noun

gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"

Noun

the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"

Noun

the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"

Noun

the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"

Noun

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"

Noun

military personnel lost by death or capture

Noun

euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"

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Synonyms

departure deprivation exit expiration going passing personnel casualty red red ink release

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Antonyms

gain

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More General Terms

amount amount of money casualty death decease decline diminution disadvantage experience expiry failure sum sum of money transferred possession transferred property

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More Specific Terms

capitulation combat injury default epilation fall financial loss forfeit forfeiture injury paper loss reducing sacrifice squeeze surrender wastage wound

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