loss
1. something that is lost (Freq. 16) - the car was a total loss - loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt • Hypernyms: transferred property, transferred possession • Hyponyms: forfeit, forfeiture, financial loss, sacrifice, wastage 2. gradual decline in amount or activity (Freq. 12) - weight loss - a serious loss of business • Derivationally related forms: lossy • Hypernyms: decline, diminution • Hyponyms: epilation, reducing 3. the act of losing someone or something (Freq. 6) - everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock • Hypernyms: failure • Hyponyms: default, capitulation, fall, surrender 4. the disadvantage that results from losing something (Freq. 4) - his loss of credibility led to his resignation - losing him is no great deprivation • Syn: deprivation • Hypernyms: disadvantage 5. the experience of losing a loved one (Freq. 3) - he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather • Hypernyms: experience 6. the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue (Freq. 2) - the company operated at a loss last year - the company operated in the red last year • Syn: red ink, red • Ant: gain • Hypernyms: sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money • Hyponyms: paper loss, squeeze 7. military personnel lost by death or capture (Freq. 2) • Syn: personnel casualty • Topics: military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine • Hypernyms: casualty • Hyponyms: wound, injury, combat injury, sacrifice 8. euphemistic expressions for death - thousands mourned his passing • Syn: passing, departure, exit, expiration, going, release • Derivationally related forms: go (for: going), expire (for: expiration), exit (for: exit), depart (for: departure), pass (for: passing) • Usage Domain: euphemism • Hypernyms: death, decease, expiry
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