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noun
- 1. the fact or process of losing something or someone: "avoiding loss of time" Similar Opposite
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LOSS definition: 1. the fact that you no longer have something or have less of something: 2. a disadvantage caused…. Learn more.
: the act or fact of being unable to keep or maintain something or someone. blood loss. hair loss. loss of a toe from frostbite. The accident was attributed to the drivers' loss of control. Success or failure in the playoffs can ride on one momentary loss of composure. Ric Bucher.
Loss definition: detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get. See examples of LOSS used in a sentence.
Loss is the fact of no longer having something or having less of it than before. ...loss of sight. [ + of] The loss of income for the government is about $250 million a month. [ + of] ...hair loss. The job losses will reduce the total workforce to 7,000. Synonyms: losing, waste, disappearance, deprivation More Synonyms of loss. 2. variable noun B2.
[singular] the disadvantage that is caused when somebody leaves, or when a useful or valuable object is taken away; a person who causes a disadvantage by leaving. a loss to somebody/something Her departure is a big loss to the school.
If you no longer have something, you experience a loss, like the loss of a favorite sock. When something lessens, or gets smaller, that's also a loss, as in weight loss. Loss has lots of opposites that help define what it means. It is the opposite of win, gain, found, or earn.
the fact of not having someone or something that you had before, or of having less of something than before: loss of income / memory. blood / hair / weight loss. job losses. Fewer examples. the closure of the factory and the loss of 400 jobs. He was recompensed for loss of earnings.
