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  LOSS, n.  Privation of that which we had, or had not.  Thus, in the
  latter sense, it is said of a defeated candidate that he "lost his
  election"; and of that eminent man, the poet Gilder, that he has "lost
  his mind."  It is in the former and more legitimate sense, that the
  word is used in the famous epitaph:
  
      Here Huntington's ashes long have lain
      Whose loss is our eternal gain,
      For while he exercised all his powers
      Whatever he gained, the loss was ours.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  loss
       
           Something (not a person) that loses; a situation in
          which something is losing.  Emphatic forms include "moby
          loss", and "total loss", "complete loss".  Common
          interjections are "What a loss!"  and "What a moby loss!"
          Note that "moby loss" is OK even though **"moby loser" is not
          used; applied to an abstract noun, moby is simply a magnifier,
          whereas when applied to a person it implies substance and has
          positive connotations.
       
          Compare lossage.
       
          (1995-04-19)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Loss \Loss\ (l[o^]s; 115), n. [AS. los loss, losing, fr.
     le['o]san to lose. [root]127. See Lose, v. t.]
     1. The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as,
        the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of
        health or reputation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Assured loss before the match be played. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect,
        misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Though thou repent, yet I have still the loss.
                                                    --Shak
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; --
        opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by
        leakage was considerable.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the
        wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Mil.) Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured
        property.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. (Insurance) Destruction or diminution of value, if brought
        about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract
        (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or
        smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also,
        the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the
        company this year amount to a million of dollars.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To bear a loss, to make a loss good; also, to sustain a
        loss without sinking under it.
  
     To be at a loss, to be in a state of uncertainty.
  
     Syn: Privation; detriment; injury; damage.
          [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  loss n. Something (not a person) that loses; a situation in which
     something is losing. Emphatic forms include `moby loss', and `total
     loss', `complete loss'. Common interjections are "What a loss!" and
     "What a moby loss!" Note that `moby loss' is OK even though **`moby
     loser' is not used; applied to an abstract noun, moby is simply a
     magnifier, whereas when applied to a person it implies substance and has
     positive connotations. Compare lossage.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Loss \Loss\, n. [AS. los loss, losing, fr. le['o]san to lose. ?.
     See Lose, v. t.]
     1. The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as,
        the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of
        health or reputation.
  
              Assured loss before the match be played. --Shak.
  
     2. The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect,
        misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.
  
              Though thou repent, yet I have still the loss.
                                                    --Shak
  
     3. That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; --
        opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by
        leakage was considerable.
  
     4. The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the
        wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.
  
     5. Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.
  
     6. Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.
  
     7. (Mil.) Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured
        property.
  
     8. (Insurance) Destruction or diminution of value, if brought
        about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract
        (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or
        smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also,
        the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the
        company this year amount to a million of dollars.
  
     To bear a loss, to make a loss good; also, to sustain a
        loss without sinking under it.
  
     To be at a loss, to be in a state of uncertainty.
  
     Syn: Privation; detriment; injury; damage.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  loss
       n 1: the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss
            was a shock"
       2: something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of
          livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
       3: 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" [syn: red ink, red]
          [ant: gain]
       4: gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a
          serious loss of business"
       5: the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his
          loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him
          is no great deprivation" [syn: deprivation]
       6: military personnel lost by death or capture [syn: personnel
          casualty]
       7: the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the
          loss of their grandfather"
       8: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his
          passing" [syn: passing, departure, exit, expiration,
           going, release]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  loss
     Αγγλικά n.
     η ζημιά

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  loss
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a
  function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
     2 (lb en uncountable) The destruction or ruin of an object.
     3 (lb en countable) Something that has been destroyed or ruined.
     4 (lb en countable) defeat; an instance of being defeated.
     5 (lb en countable) The death of a person or animal.
     6 (lb en uncountable) The condition of grief caused by losing someone
  or something, especially someone who has die.
     7 (lb en financial countable) The sum an entity loses on balance.
     8 (lb en engineering) Electricity of kinetic power expended without
  doing useful work.
     vb.
     (lb en colloquial) (alternative spelling of en lost)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb losse  imp)
     Yola n.
     (alt form yol lass)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  loss
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a
  function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
     2 (lb en uncountable) The destruction or ruin of an object.
     3 (lb en countable) Something that has been destroyed or ruined.
     4 (lb en countable) defeat; an instance of being defeated.
     5 (lb en countable) The death of a person or animal.
     6 (lb en uncountable) The condition of grief caused by losing someone
  or something, especially someone who has die.
     7 (lb en financial countable) The sum an entity loses on balance.
     8 (lb en engineering) Electricity of kinetic power expended without
  doing useful work.
     vb.
     (lb en colloquial) (alternative spelling of en lost)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  loss
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a
  function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
     2 (lb en uncountable) The destruction or ruin of an object.
     3 (lb en countable) Something that has been destroyed or ruined.
     4 (lb en countable) defeat; an instance of being defeated.
     5 (lb en countable) The death of a person or animal.
     6 (lb en uncountable) The condition of grief caused by losing someone
  or something, especially someone who has die.
     7 (lb en financial countable) The sum an entity loses on balance.
     8 (lb en engineering) Electricity of kinetic power expended without
  doing useful work.
     vb.
     (lb en colloquial) (alternative spelling of en lost)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb losse  imp)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  loss
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a
  function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
     2 (lb en uncountable) The destruction or ruin of an object.
     3 (lb en countable) Something that has been destroyed or ruined.
     4 (lb en countable) defeat; an instance of being defeated.
     5 (lb en countable) The death of a person or animal.
     6 (lb en uncountable) The condition of grief caused by losing someone
  or something, especially someone who has die.
     7 (lb en financial countable) The sum an entity loses on balance.
     8 (lb en engineering) Electricity of kinetic power expended without
  doing useful work.
     vb.
     (lb en colloquial) (alternative spelling of en lost)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb losse  imp)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  loss
     Ruotsi adv.
     irti, auki
     Viro n.
     linna, palatsi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  loss
     Engelska n.
     förlust

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  loss'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst loss)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Loss
     Tyska n.
     (böjning de subst Los)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  loss /lˈɒs/
  verlies

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Loss /lˈɒs/
  الخسارة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  loss //lɑs// //lɒs// //lɔs// 
  1. за́губа 2.
  defeat
   3.
  engineering: power expended without doing useful work
   4.
  the death of a person or animal
   5.
  the result of no longer possessing something
  2. щета́
  destruction or ruin of an object
  3. за́губа, загуба
  financial: the sum lost on balance

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  loss /lˈɒs/ 
  ztráta

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  loss /lˈɒs/ 
  prohra

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  loss /lˈɒs/ 
  porážka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  loss /lˈɒs/
  snížení

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  loss /lˈɒs/ 
  colled

From English-Danish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.0 : [ freedict:eng-dan ]


  loss /lˈɒs/ 
  tab