förlust — meaning in English

English meaning

• attrition noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
• damage noun Harm or injury that reduces the value, soundness, or usefulness of something.
• defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
• expense noun Money spent on something; a cost.
• loss noun The state of no longer having something you once had.

Senses

förlust is used for these senses in English:

• attrition (linguistics) The loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language.
• damage Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
• defeat The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
• expense (obsolete) Loss.

attrition — full definition

1. noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
2. noun The physical wearing away of a surface by friction or grinding.

damage — full definition

1. noun Harm or injury that reduces the value, soundness, or usefulness of something.
2. verb To harm or reduce the value or condition of something.

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