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loss

Letters that make loss

s, o, l are letters that make 'loss'

Words within loss

os, OS, SS, Os are words within 'loss'

Anagrams of loss

sols is an anagram of 'loss'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of loss

floss, lossy, gloss are words created by adding a letter to 'loss'

loss is a 4 letter word starting with l
loss is a 4 letter word ending with s

8 possible definitions for 'loss'

Loss as "the experience of losing a loved one"

Under this definition, loss is a noun and has the following properties:

loss as a type

'loss' can be a type of experience.

Example of loss used within this context

"he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"

Loss as "euphemistic expressions for death"

Under this definition, loss is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

departure, exit, expiration, release, passing, going have the same meaning as 'loss'

loss as a type

'loss' can be a type of death, decease, expiry.

loss Usage

'loss' can be a useage of euphemism.

Derivatives of loss

die, cash in one's chips, expire, set off, start out, set out, perish, kick the bucket, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, snuff it, depart, take leave, pass, pass away, exit, choke, conk, croak, go away, go, quit, take off, set forth, part, start, decease are derivatives of 'loss'.

Loss as "military personnel lost by death or capture"

Under this definition, loss is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

personnel casualty has the same meaning as loss

loss as a type

'loss' can be a type of casualty.

Types of loss

combat injury, wound, injury, sacrifice are types of 'loss'.

loss as a category

'loss' can be a category of armed services, military machine, war machine, armed forces, military.

Loss as "something that is lost"

Under this definition, loss is a noun and has the following properties:

loss as a type

'loss' can be a type of transferred property, transferred possession.

Types of loss

forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice, financial loss, wastage are types of 'loss'.

Example of loss used within this context

"the car was a total loss", "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"

Loss as "gradual decline in amount or activity"

Under this definition, loss is a noun and has the following properties:

loss as a type

'loss' can be a type of diminution, decline.

Types of loss

epilation, reducing are types of 'loss'.

Derivatives of loss

lossy is a derivative of loss.

Example of loss used within this context

"weight loss", "a serious loss of business"

Loss as "the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue"

Under this definition, loss is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

red, red ink have the same meaning as 'loss'

Antonyms

gain has the opposite meaning of loss

loss as a type

'loss' can be a type of amount, sum, sum of money, amount of money.

Types of loss

squeeze, paper loss are types of 'loss'.

Example of loss used within this context

"the company operated at a loss last year", "the company operated in the red last year"

Loss as "the disadvantage that results from losing something"

Under this definition, loss is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

deprivation has the same meaning as loss

loss as a type

'loss' can be a type of disadvantage.

Example of loss used within this context

"his loss of credibility led to his resignation", "losing him is no great deprivation"

Loss as "the act of losing someone or something"

Under this definition, loss is a noun and has the following properties:

loss as a type

'loss' can be a type of failure.

Types of loss

default, capitulation, fall, surrender are types of 'loss'.

Example of loss used within this context

"everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"