Loss

Meaning of Loss

noun
  1. The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
    In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said.
  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.
    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. (financial) 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.

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Hyphenation of Loss

Loss

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • Loss is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Loss synonyms

Meaning red ink:

red

Meaning deprivation:

deprivation

Meaning passing:

passing, departure, exit, expiration, going, release

Loss antonyms

Meaning :

gain, victory, win, profit

Anagrams of Loss

sols

Words that rhyme with Loss

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