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    loss
    /lɒs/

    noun

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  2. LOSS definition: 1. the fact that you no longer have something or have less of something: 2. a disadvantage caused…. Learn more.

  3. : 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.

  4. Loss definition: detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get. See examples of LOSS used in a sentence.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Definition of loss noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone: Her loss was made easier by the support of her friends. c. The amount of something lost: selling at a 50 percent loss. 3. The harm or suffering caused by losing or being lost: The doctor's retirement is a great loss to the community.

  9. 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.

  10. loss meaning, definition, what is loss: the fact of no longer having something, ...: Learn more.

  11. loss. noun. /lɔs/. [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the state of no longer having something or as much of something; the process that leads to this I want to report the loss of a package. loss of blood weight loss The closure of the factory will lead to a number of job losses.