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loss


loss is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. Assured loss before the match be played. Shak.

[2] The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing. Though thou repent, yet I have still the loss. Shak

[3] That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; -- opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was considerable.

[4] The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.

[5] Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.

[6] Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.

[7] Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.

[8] Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars. To bear a loss, to make a loss good; also, to sustain a loss without sinking under it. -- To be at a loss, to be in a state of uncertainty.


Synonyms:

detriment
injury
privation
damag

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