noun
loss
los
noun
1
The state of no longer having something you once had.
"The loss of his phone meant he had no way to contact anyone."
2
Defeat in a game, contest, or war.
"It was the team's third loss of the season."
3
The grief felt after someone close to you dies.
"Friends gathered to support her through the loss of her father."
4
An amount of money spent or given up without a matching gain.
"The company reported a loss of two million dollars last quarter."
How to Use Loss
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe fact of no longer having, winning, or keeping something — an object, a game, money, or a loved one.
Common pairings
sense of loss
financial loss
suffer a loss
loss of life
Word Forms
losses plural
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Etymology
From Old English los, meaning damage or destruction, tracing back to a Proto-Germanic root shared with the word "loose."