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• i want to report the loss of a package.
• loss of blood
• weight loss
• the closure of the factory will lead to a number of job losses.

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.
• loss of blood
• weight 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.
• loss of earnings (= the money you do not earn because you are prevented from working)
2. money that has been lost by a business or an organization
• opposite profit
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/profit_1
• The company has announced net losses of $1.5 million.
• We made a loss on (= lost money on) the deal.
• We are now operating at a loss.
3. the death of a person
• The loss of his wife was a great blow to him.
• Enemy troops suffered heavy losses.
• The drought has led to widespread loss of life.
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 school.
• If he isn't prepared to accept this money, then that's his loss.
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.
7. 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.

Extra Examples

• Fighter planes inflicted heavy losses on the enemy.
• He decided to cut his losses and sell the shares before they sank further.
• He suffered a loss of confidence.
• Her suicide was a terrible loss to the music world.
• His death is a sad loss to all who knew him.
• His passing is a tremendous loss for all of us.
• It took the company five years to recoup its losses.
• No bank would be willing to underwrite such a loss.
• Our country had sustained a tremendous loss of innocent life.
• Reductions in spending would have led to a much greater loss of jobs.
• She suffered a significant loss of hearing after the operation.
• She was filled with an overwhelming sense of loss.
• She wouldn’t be able to attend the lecture, which was no great loss.
• The bookshop was operating at a loss.
• The business sustained losses of €20 million.
• The company is expected to announce 200 job losses.
• The company took a big loss of 28%.
• The enemy suffered heavy losses.
• The family has suffered a terrible loss.
• The fund may not be large enough to absorb these losses.
• The knife hit an artery, causing significant blood loss.
• The ship sank with great loss of life.
• There’s no way you can make a loss on this deal.
• They form a barrier to prevent water loss.
• We are at a loss to understand his actions.
• We can offset the loss against next year’s budget.
• We made a net loss on the transaction.
• Weight loss can be a sign of a serious illness.
• a gradual loss of hope
• long-term tax revenue losses
• loss of appetite
• partial loss of eyesight
• rapid weight loss
• the devastating losses of the war
• the dramatic loss of farmland to urban growth
• the tragic loss of her husband
• The company has announced net losses of $1.5 million.

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.