Verlust — meaning in English
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English meaning
- attrition noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
- bereavement noun The experience of losing a close family member or friend to death, and the grief that follows.
- casualty noun Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
- cost verb To require the payment of a certain amount of money.
- deprivation noun The state of lacking something necessary, such as food, sleep, or basic comfort.
- expense noun Money spent on something; a cost.
- loss noun The state of no longer having something you once had.
- toll noun A fee charged for using a road, bridge, or similar route.
Senses
Verlust is used for these senses in English:
- attrition A gradual reduction in number.
- attrition (linguistics) The loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language.
- bereavement The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.
- casualty (military) A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).
- cost A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur.
- deprivation (countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
- expense (obsolete) Loss.
- loss (countable) Defeat; an instance of being defeated.
attrition — full definition
- noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
- noun The physical wearing away of a surface by friction or grinding.