Loss I Suffered Money Extra Examples Great Terrible

• i want to report the loss of a package.
• insure your instrument against loss or damage.
• weight loss
• hearing/memory loss

loss

1. the state of no longer having something or as much of something; the process that leads to this
• I want to report the loss of a package.
• Insure your instrument against loss or damage.
• weight loss
• hearing/memory loss
• The closure of the factory will lead to a number of job losses.
• When she died I was filled with a sense of loss.
• He suffered a loss of confidence.
• loss of earnings/income (= the money you do not earn because you are prevented from working)
• The loss of her job was a terrible blow.

Extra Examples

• She suffered a significant loss of hearing after the operation.
• The knife hit an artery, causing significant blood loss.
• She could have died from shock or loss of blood.
• They form a barrier to prevent water loss.
• a gradual loss of hope
• loss of appetite
• the dramatic loss of farmland to urban growth
2. money that has been lost by a business or an organization
• OPPOSITE profit
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/profit_2
• The company has announced net losses of $1.5 million.
• The banks incurred huge losses.
• We made a loss on (= lost money on) the deal.

Extra Examples

• It took the company five years to recoup its losses.
• No bank would be willing to underwrite such a loss.
• The business sustained losses of €20 million.
• The company took a big loss of 28%.
• The fund may not be large enough to absorb these losses.
• We can offset the loss against next year's budget.
3. the death of a person
• He is mourning the loss of his wife.
• the tragic loss of a child
• Enemy troops suffered heavy losses.
• The drought caused widespread loss of life.

Extra Examples

• Our country had sustained a tremendous loss of innocent life.
• The loss of his wife was a great blow to him.
• The family has suffered a terrible loss.
• the devastating losses of the war
4. the disadvantage that is caused when somebody leaves, or when a useful or valuable object is taken away; a person who causes a disadvantage by leaving
• SEE ALSO dead loss
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dead-loss
• Her departure is a big loss to the school.
• She will be a great loss to the company.
• She wouldn't be able to attend the lecture, which was no great loss.
• His death is a sad loss to all who knew him.

Extra Examples

• His passing is a tremendous loss for all of us.
• Her suicide was a terrible loss to the music world.
5. a failure to win a contest
• Brazil’s 2–1 loss to Argentina
6. not knowing what to say or do
• His comments left me at a loss for words.
• I'm at a loss what to do next.
• We are at a loss to understand his actions.
7. in a way that loses you money
• We are now operating at a loss.
8. used to say that if somebody chooses not to do something, they will not obtain a benefit they could have had
• If people can't appreciate how great this film is, it's their loss.
• I can see you don't trust me. Well, that's your loss
9. to stop doing something that is not successful before the situation becomes even worse
• I decided to cut my losses and move back to England.
• He decided to cut his losses and sell the shares before they sank further.
10. the state of being less respected by other people or looking stupid because of something you have done
• Failure to pass the exams means a massive loss of face for the students and their parents.

Word Origin

• Old English los ‘destruction’, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse los ‘breaking up of the ranks of an army’ and loose; later probably a back-formation from lost, past participle of lose.