Loss - Definition
loss
n 1: something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss
of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
2: gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a
serious loss of business"
3: the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected
him to win so his loss was a shock"
4: the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his
loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is
no great deprivation" [syn: loss, deprivation]
5: the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the
loss of their grandfather"
6: 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" [syn: loss, red
ink, red] [ant: gain]
7: military personnel lost by death or capture [syn: personnel
casualty, loss]
8: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his
passing" [syn: passing, loss, departure, exit,
expiration, going, release]