loss
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4.1
- noun
- /lɔs/
:
baja
- The potential for massive loss of life in the creation of new states is high.
- loss of life
- heavy losses
- suffer losses
You get in, biggest loss in SEAL team history happens.
- You get in, biggest loss in SEAL team history happens.
Examples
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This is casualties and losses from the Iraqi side.
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We can accomplish our objectives without any loss to American lives, and I think the honest people over there really appreciate it.
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No losses in their first wave.
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We follow my tactics, and we'll prevent any loss of life.
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Authorities say that if it had, injuries and loss of life could have been in the dozens.
Fiction book (2001) -
Now keep in mind, Operation Human Shield will suffer heavy losses.
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The sudden loss of coordination between crew members and ships; the loss of efficiency and discipline.
Fiction book (1991) -
Both sides took losses, but the Ottoman advance was not slowed.
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We've suffered heavy losses.
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The general reported a significant increase in enemy loss during the recent battle.
Synonyms
40
6.1
Loss of soldiers and equipment in war or training
Idioms
Compounds
30
2.6
A situation when a person no longer has a job because of company problems or a weak economy
- Specialized
6
5.3
A short time when a person is not aware of what is around them and does not respond
2
4.1
A report that shows how much money a company made and spent during a period
- Specialized
1
7.0
The part of customer payments for insurance paid out as claims in a period
- Specialized
1
6.0
A loss when you sell something like a house or stock for less than you paid
- Literature
1
4.4
Strong happy feelings for someone and the sadness that comes when they leave
- Specialized
1
6.1
A fall in an investment's value that is only on paper because you have not sold it
- Specialized
1
5.3
Hearing loss from damage to the inner ear or the nerve that sends sound to the brain
- Specialized
1
5.8
An instruction to automatically sell shares when their price falls to a set level to limit loss
- Specialized
Sound cannot pass through the middle ear to reach the inner ear, causing hearing loss
- Specialized
When a computer system or program forgets what it learned after training on new data
A report made at the end of a business year that shows its profit or loss
Surface Forms
Etymology
Loss comes from an old English word los and the verb lose, so in war a unit's loss is the people it has 'lost' (killed, wounded, or captured), which explains the use of the word for casualties.