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loss > 8 senses
NOUN	1	loss	The act of losing
	2	loss	Something that is lost
	3	loss, red ink, red	The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
	4	loss	Gradual decline in amount or activity
	5	loss, deprivation	The disadvantage that results from losing something
	6	loss, personnel casualty	Military personnel lost by death or capture
	7	loss	The experience of losing a loved one
	8	loss, passing, departure, exit, expiration, going, release	Euphemistic expressions for death

loss > pronunciation
Sounds	lao's
Rhymes	across, applesauce, boss, and 18 more rhymes in aos...

loss > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of losing.
Examples	"everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
Broader	failure
Narrower	capitulation, fall, surrender

loss > noun 2, possession
Meaning	Something that is lost.
Examples	"the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
Broader	transferred property, transferred possession
Narrower	forfeit, forfeiture; financial loss; sacrifice; wastage

loss > noun 3, possession
Meaning	The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue.
Examples	"the company operated at a loss last year"
Synonyms	red ink, red
Contrary	gain
Broader	sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
Narrower	paper loss; squeeze

loss > noun 4, process
Meaning	Gradual decline in amount or activity.
Examples	"weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"
Broader	decline, diminution
Narrower	epilation; reducing
Adjectives	lossy

loss > noun 5, attribute
Meaning	The disadvantage that results from losing something.
Examples	"his loss of credibility led to his resignation"
Synonyms	deprivation
Broader	disadvantage

loss > noun 6, event
Meaning	Military personnel lost by death or capture.
Synonyms	personnel casualty
Category	military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Broader	casualty
Narrower	wound, injury, combat injury; sacrifice

loss > noun 7, event
Meaning	The experience of losing a loved one.
Examples	"he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"
Broader	experience

loss > noun 8, event
Meaning	Euphemistic expressions for death.
Synonyms	passing, departure, exit, expiration, going, release
Broader	death, decease, expiry

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