losses
Definition
Noun: 1. The fact or process of losing something or someone: "Losses" refers to the instances or the overall amount of something that is lost, typically permanently. 2. A financial deficit; money or value that has been spent or diminished without adequate return: Specifically, "losses" often denotes the amount of money a person or organization loses, especially in business, investment, or gambling.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The company reported heavy losses this quarter. (The company stated it lost a large amount of money this financial period.)
- The army suffered significant losses during the battle. (The army experienced a high number of casualties and material damage.)
- His gambling losses left him in debt. (The money he lost while gambling resulted in him owing money.)
Advanced Usage
- "to cut one's losses": to stop doing something that is causing you to lose money or resources, in order to prevent further loss.
- After the project failed to attract customers, the investors decided to cut their losses.
- "to be written off as a loss": to accept that something (usually money or an asset) is gone and cannot be recovered, and to account for it financially.
- The damaged inventory had to be written off as a loss.
Variants and Related Words
- Loss (n): The singular form, referring to a single instance or the general concept of losing.
- The loss of her passport caused a major delay.
- Lose (v): The verb from which "loss" and "losses" are derived.
- Try not to lose your keys.
Synonyms
- Deficits: The amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small.
- Depletions: Reduction in the number or quantity of something.
- Casualties (in a military or accident context): Persons killed or injured.
Related Phrases
- At a loss: Uncertain or confused about what to do or say; also, selling something for less than it cost.
- I was at a loss for words when I heard the news.
- They sold the house at a loss.
Notes on Meaning
The word "losses" is inherently plural. It aggregates individual instances of loss ("a loss") into a collective total. Its most common contexts are financial (business, gambling) and human (casualties in conflict). It emphasizes the cumulative negative outcome.
Noun
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something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
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