1. (

• loss ,

) something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt" ;

2. (

• loss

) gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business" ;

3. (

• loss

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

4. (

• loss ,
• deprivation

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

5. (

• loss ,

) the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather" ;

6. (

• loss ,
• red_ink ,
• red

) 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" ;

7. (

• personnel_casualty ,
• loss

) military personnel lost by death or capture ;

8. (

• passing ,
• loss ,
• departure ,
• exit ,
• expiration ,
• going ,
• release

) euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" ;