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The definition of loss
8 Definitions of: loss
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- noun, the act or an instance of losing
- noun, the disadvantage or deprivation resulting from losing
- noun, the person, thing, or amount lost
- noun, military personnel lost by death or capture
- noun, the amount by which the costs of a business transaction or operation exceed its revenue
- noun, a measure of the power lost in an electrical system expressed as the ratio of or difference between the input power and the output power
- noun, insurance a) an occurrence of something that has been insured against, thus giving rise to a claim by a policyholder b) the amount of the resulting claim
- noun, at a loss a) uncertain what to do; bewildered b) rendered helpless (for lack of something) c) at less than the cost of buying, producing, or maintaining (something)
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| Synonyms: | debt, at a loss bewilder, losing, waste, deprivation, squander, drain, forfeiture, deficit, deficiency | And more... |
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| Antonyms: | gain, advantage |
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