loss

loss  (lôs, ls)

n.

1. The act or an instance of losing: nine losses during the football season.

2.

a. One that is lost: wrote their flooded house off as a loss.

b. The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone: mourning their loss.

c. The amount of something lost: selling at a 50 percent loss.

3. The harm or suffering caused by losing or being lost.

4. losses People lost in wartime; casualties.

5. Destruction: The war caused incalculable loss.

6. Electricity The power decrease caused by resistance in a circuit, circuit element, or device.

7. The amount of a claim on an insurer by an insured.

Idiom:

at a loss

1. Below cost: sold the merchandise at a loss.

2. Perplexed; puzzled: I am at a loss to understand those remarks.

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[Middle English los, from Old English; see lose.]

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loss

Noun

1. the act or an instance of losing

2. the person, thing, or amount lost: the only loss was a sleeping-bag

3. the disadvantage or deprivation resulting from losing: a loss of sovereignty

4. at a loss

a. uncertain what to do; bewildered

b. with income less than outlay: they cannot afford to run branches at a loss [Old English lōsian to be destroyed]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	loss - something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt" transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapses forfeit, forfeiture - something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty; financial loss - loss of money or decrease in financial value sacrifice - a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice" wastage - anything lost by wear or waste
	2.	loss - gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business" decline, diminution - change toward something smaller or lower epilation - loss of hair; the result of removing hair reducing - loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer; "a doctor supervised her reducing"
	3.	loss - the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock" failure - an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test" default - loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default" capitulation, surrender, fall - the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
	4.	loss - the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation" deprivation disadvantage - the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
	5.	loss - the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather" experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"
	6.	loss - the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" red ink, red paper loss - an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost squeeze - a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits" amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" gain - the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
	7.	loss - military personnel lost by death or capture personnel casualty casualty - a decrease of military personnel or equipment combat injury, wound, injury - a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat sacrifice - personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	8.	loss - euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" exit, expiration, going, passing, departure, release euphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh death, decease, expiry - the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"

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loss

noun 1. losing, waste, disappearance, deprivation, squandering, drain, forfeiture << OPPOSITE gain

noun 2. (sometimes plural) deficit, debt, deficiency, debit, depletion, shrinkage, losings << OPPOSITE gain

noun 3. damage, cost, injury, hurt, harm, disadvantage, detriment, impairment << OPPOSITE advantage

plural noun 4. casualties, dead, victims, death toll, fatalities, number killed, number wounded at a loss confused, puzzled, baffled, bewildered, stuck (informal) helpless, stumped, perplexed, mystified, nonplussed, at your wits' end

Translations

loss [lɔs] n → pérdida;

heavy losses (MIL) → grandes pérdidas fpl;

to be at a loss → no saber qué hacer;

to be a dead loss → ser completamente inútil;

to cut one's losses → reducir las pérdidas;

to sell sth at a loss → vender algo perdiendo dinero

loss [lɔs] n → perte f;

to cut one's losses → limiter les dégâts;

to make a loss → enregistrer une perte;

to sell sth at a loss → vendre qch à perte;

to be at a loss → être perplexe or embarrassé(e);

to be at a loss to do → se trouver incapable de faire

loss [lɔs] n → Verlust m;

to make a loss (of £1,000) → (1000 Pfund) Verlust machen;

to sell sth at a loss → etw mit Verlust verkaufen;

heavy losses → schwere Verluste pl;

to cut one's losses → aufgeben, bevor es noch schlimmer wird;

to be at a loss → nicht mehr weiterwissen

loss [lɔs] n → perdita;

to cut one's losses → rimetterci il meno possibile;

to make a loss → subire una perdita;

to sell sth at a loss → vendere qc in perdita;

to be at a loss → essere perplesso/a;

to be at a loss to explain sth → non saper come fare a spiegare qc