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| loss [ lawss, loss ] (plural loss·es) |
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1. fact of no longer having something: the fact of no longer having something or of having less of something
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2. somebody or something lost: somebody or something that has been lost
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3. death: the death of somebody
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4. money spent in excess of income: the amount of money by which a company's or person's expenses exceed income or profit
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often used in the plural
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5. instance of losing contest: an instance of losing a competition, race, or contest
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6. reduction: a reduction in the level of something, especially in the body
  weight loss
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7. sad feeling: a feeling of sadness, loneliness, or emptiness at the absence of somebody or something
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8. insurance instance or amount of claim: an instance or the amount of a claim made by an insurance policyholder
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| [ Old English los "ruin, destruction" < Germanic] |
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at a loss uncertain what to say or do
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cut your losses to withdraw from a situation in which there is no possibility of winning
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