Loss
[lɒs] or [lɔs]
Definition
(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.) 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'.
Checker: Tina--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.
(v. t.) The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.
(v. t.) That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; -- opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was considerable.
(v. t.) The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.
(v. t.) Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.
(v. t.) Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.
(v. t.) Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.
(v. t.) Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars.
Edited by Jimmy
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Privation, deprivation, bereavement.[2]. Forfeiture, failure to win.[3]. Destruction, overthrow, damage, detriment, ruin.[4]. Waste, squandering.
Inputed by Cyrus
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Mislaying, dropping, forfeiture, missing, privation, waste, detriment, damage
ANT:Preservation, recovery, earning, satisfaction, restoration, economy,augmentation, advantage, gain
Edited by Hattie
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. Privation of that which we had or had not. Thus in the latter sense it is said of a defeated candidate that he 'lost his election '; and of that eminent man the poet Gilder that he has 'lost his mind. ' It is in the former and more legitimate sense that the word is used in the famous epitaph:
Checker: Rudolph
Examples
- Seriously hoping that all our difficulties may be settled without the loss of another life, I subscribe myself, etc. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Capitalists and manufacturers had been rendered so conservative by the large loss of money in the Roxbury Company, that they were disinclined to have anything further to do with it. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The enemy's loss was probably greater. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- What with loss of sleep, arduous exercise, and a full belly, Tarzan of the Apes slept the sun around, awakening about noon of the following day. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- As soon as the loss of the wagons and horses was generally known, all the owners came upon me for the valuation which I had given bond to pay. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- His loss is deeply felt in the flourishing colony. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He was determined to make a fortune out of cotton-spinning, and he did, in spite of the loss of his patents, and the rivals who were always pursuing him. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- You need be at no loss to guess why, my dear. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I am at a loss to--' 'Do not say that, my dear madam,' interrupted Mr Dorrit. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- To these pangs were added the loss of Perdita, lost through my own accursed self-will and conceit. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Her idea was my refuge in disappointment and distress, and made some amends to me, even for the loss of my friend. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I have been a little hard on her, perhaps, in my own thoughts--I have almost hoped that the loss of the Diamond might be traced to _her_. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He died of grief for the loss, and shame for the infamy. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Schofield's loss, as officially reported, was 189 killed, 1,033 wounded, and 1,104 captured and missing. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Our total loss (not including Burnside's) in all these engagements amounted to 757 killed, 4,529 wounded and 330 missing. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Our losses in the Wilderness were very severe. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- About his losses, maybe; or the little retirement in the country that he's just left, eh? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Indeed, the advantages other than those of relative losses, were on the Confederate side. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Lee brought additional troops and artillery against Parke even after this was done, and made several assaults with very heavy losses. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The Germans suffered enormous losses and were held, after pushing in the French lines for some miles. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The losses were quite heavy on both sides. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Its price, therefore, besides compensating all occasional losses, must afford something like the profit of insurance. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- What is called gross profit, comprehends frequently not only this surplus, but what is retained for compensating such extraordinary losses. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Many of these losses were due to the utter incompetence of the higher command. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Confederate assaults were made with such a disregard of losses on their own side that our line of tents soon fell into their hands. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Thirty or forty years ago, before losses and chancery suits came upon it, it was a thriving place; but now it is a desolate island indeed. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Him Arthur now showed, with pains and care, the state of their gains and losses, responsibilities and prospects. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- His losses were very heavy for that period of the war. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Losses under this system have grown so small as to be almost incapable of mathematical calculation. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The French losses were as great or greater. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Edited by Erna