loss
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4.1
- noun
- /lɔs/
- The potential for massive loss of life in the creation of new states is high.
- loss of life
- heavy losses
- suffer losses
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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
2
6.1
Loss of soldiers and equipment in war or training
Idioms
Compounds
31
2.6
A situation when a person no longer has a job because of company problems or a weak economy
- Specialized
7
5.3
A short time when a person is not aware of what is around them and does not respond
- Literature
4
4.4
Strong happy feelings for someone and the sadness that comes when they leave
2
4.1
A report that shows how much money a company made and spent during a period
- Specialized
2
6.0
A loss when you sell something like a house or stock for less than you paid
- Specialized
2
7.0
The part of customer payments for insurance paid out as claims in a period
- Specialized
1
6.1
A fall in an investment's value that is only on paper because you have not sold it
- Specialized
1
5.8
An instruction to automatically sell shares when their price falls to a set level to limit loss
- Specialized
1
5.3
Hearing loss from damage to the inner ear or the nerve that sends sound to the brain
- Specialized
1
4.1
Sound cannot pass through the middle ear to reach the inner ear, causing hearing loss
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4.7
A report made at the end of a business year that shows its profit or loss
- Specialized
When a computer system or program forgets what it learned after training on new data
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.