26984 words

loss

15 definitions • 27 examples
1
the fact that you no longer have something or have less of something:

Examples:

Many parents feel a sense of loss when their children leave home.
He suffered a gradual loss of memory.
There will be substantial job losses if the factory closes down.
2
a disadvantage caused by someone leaving or by something being taken away:

Examples:

It would be a great loss to the department if you left.
3
the death of a person:

Examples:

They never got over the loss of their son.
4
a situation in which a business spends more money than it earns:

Examples:

The company announced a pre-tax loss of three million dollars.
5
an occasion when a number of people die:

Examples:

The plane crashed with serious loss of life.
6
the action or state of not having or keeping something any more:

Examples:

[ C ] The company’s losses over the last few years have been staggering.
7
Loss may mean death:

Examples:

[ U ] They never got over the loss of their son.
8
the action or state of not maintaining or having control over something any more:

Examples:

[ C ] He suffered a gradual loss of memory in his later years.
9
a situation in which you no longer have something or have less of something, or the process that causes this:

Examples:

loss of earnings/income/pay She received compensation for loss of earnings through the illness.
a loss in sth The new road will cause losses in economic value to many local properties.
10
a situation in which a business or an organization spends more money than it earns, or loses money in another way:

Examples:

announce/post/report a loss (of sth) The company announced a loss of €1.3m last year.
a loss in revenue
a net/operating loss
a pre-tax/after-tax loss
incur/make/realize a loss In a bid to attract customers, some insurers may even be making a loss on contracts marketed to certain key buyers.
a loss on an investment/a sale
11
a situation in which the value of shares goes down:

Examples:

a loss in sth Gains in oil and gas were partly offset by losses in consumer products and precious metals.
12
a situation in which property is damaged, lost, or stolen, and an insurance company must pay to replace it:

Examples:

We will cover your house contents against accidental loss or damage during the removal.
13

Examples:

be a loss to sb/sth It would be a great loss to the department if you left.
14
a situation in which someone loses the respect of other people because of something they have done:

Examples:

His first deal with the company had turned into a very public loss of face.
15
to fail to make a profit in a business:

Examples:

Of the 235 large industrial projects, 46 are running at a loss.

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