loss :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"

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

n. 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"

loss

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

loss

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

deprivation

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

personnel casualty

n. military personnel lost by death or capture

going, departure, exit, passing, release, expiration

n. euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"

sacrifice

n. (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners

defeat

n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

disaster, tragedy, calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm

n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

destruction, demolition

n. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

impairment, damage, harm

n. the occurrence of a change for the worse

misfortune, bad luck

n. unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

misadventure, mischance, mishap

n. an instance of misfortune

ruin, ruination

n. an event that results in destruction

gain

n. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

fortune

n. a large amount of wealth or prosperity

gain, profit

n. the advantageous quality of being beneficial

killing, violent death

n. an event that causes someone to die

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