loss

Noun

• euphemistic expressions for death
  • thousands mourned his passing
    

• military personnel lost by death or capture

• 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
    

• the experience of losing a loved one
  • he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather
    

• the disadvantage that results from losing something
  • his loss of credibility led to his resignation
    
  • losing him is no great deprivation
    

• the act of losing someone or something
  • everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock
    

• gradual decline in amount or activity
  • weight loss
    
  • a serious loss of business
    

• something that is lost
  • the car was a total loss
    
  • loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  passing , departure , exit , expiration , going , release , personnel casualty , red ink , red , deprivation