loss

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Noun

1. The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
   • loss of limb; weight loss; loss of cognitive functions; loss of appetite.
   • People are less willing to take a risk to make a gain than to avoid a loss.
2. The destruction or ruin of an object.
3. Something that has been destroyed or ruined.
   • It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses.
4. Defeat; an instance of being defeated.
   • The match ended in their first loss of the season.
5. The death of a person or animal.
   • We mourn his loss.
   • The battle was won, but losses were great.
6. The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died.
   • Her daughter's sense of loss eventually led to depression.
7. The sum an entity loses on balance.
   • The sum of expenditures and taxes minus total income is a loss, when this difference is positive.
8. Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.
   • The inefficiency of many old-fashioned power plants exceeds 60% loss before the subsequent losses during transport over the grid.

Verb

1. Alternative spelling of lost.

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