Main entry: loss
Definition: the act of losing someone or something
Usage: everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock
Main entry: deprivation, loss
Definition: the disadvantage that results from losing something
Usage: his loss of credibility led to his resignation; losing him is no great deprivation
Main entry: loss
Definition: the experience of losing a loved one
Usage: he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather
Main entry: loss, exit, expiration, going, passing, release, departure
Definition: euphemistic expressions for death
Usage: thousands mourned his passing
Main entry: personnel casualty, loss
Definition: military personnel lost by death or capture
Main entry: loss, red, red ink
Definition: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
Usage: the company operated at a loss last year; the company operated in the red last year
Main entry: loss
Definition: something that is lost
Usage: the car was a total loss; loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt
Main entry: loss
Definition: gradual decline in amount or activity
Usage: weight loss; a serious loss of business