1. loss

something that is lost

Example Sentences:
'the car was a total loss'
'loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt'

2. loss

gradual decline in amount or activity

Example Sentences:
'weight loss'
'a serious loss of business'

3. loss

the act of losing someone or something

Example Sentences:
'everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock'

4. deprivation, loss

the disadvantage that results from losing something

Example Sentences:
'his loss of credibility led to his resignation'
'losing him is no great deprivation'

• deprivation

5. loss

the experience of losing a loved one

Example Sentences:
'he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather'

6. loss, red, red ink

the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

Example Sentences:
'the company operated at a loss last year'
'the company operated in the red last year'

• red
• red ink

7. loss, personnel casualty

military personnel lost by death or capture

• personnel casualty

8. departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, passing, release

euphemistic expressions for death

Example Sentences:
'thousands mourned his passing'

• departure
• exit
• expiration
• going
• passing
• release