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1. Something that is lost
   "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
    
2. Gradual decline in amount or activity
   "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"
    
3. The act of losing someone or something
   "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
    
4. The disadvantage that results from losing something
   "his loss of credibility led to his resignation";
   - deprivation
    
5. The experience of losing a loved one
   "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"
    
6. The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
   "the company operated at a loss last year";
   - red ink, red
    
7. (military) military personnel lost by death or capture
   - personnel casualty
    
8. A euphemistic expression for death
   "thousands mourned his loss";
   - passing, departure, exit, expiration, going, release

Derived forms: losses

Type of: amount, amount of money, casualty, death, decease, decline, diminution, disadvantage, experience, expiry, failure, sum, sum of money, transferred possession, transferred property

Encyclopedia: Loss, Michael