| loss | |
| 1. n. an instance of losing, such as a defeat | |
| The match ended in their first loss of the season. | |
| 2. n. The result of an alteration in a function or characteristic of the body, or of its previous integrity. | |
| Loss of an arm ; loss of weight ; loss of cognitive functions ; loss of appetite. | |
| In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said. | |
| 3. n. the hurtful condition of having lost something or someone, particularly in death. | |
| We mourn his loss. | |
| 4. n. (in the plural) casualties, especially physically eliminated victims of violent conflict | |
| The battle was won, but losses were great. | |
| 5. n. (financial) the sum an entity loses on balance | |
| The sum of expenditures and taxes minus total income is a loss, when this difference is positive. | |
| 6. n. destruction, ruin | |
| It was a terrible crash: both cars were total losses | |
| 7. n. (engineering) electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work | |
| The inefficiency of many old-fashioned power plants exceeds 60% loss before the subsequent losses during transport over the grid | |
| 8. v. (colloquial) alternative spelling of lost | |
