The Meaning of loss

• (v. t.) The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.
• (v. t.) The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.
• (v. t.) That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; -- opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was considerable.
• (v. t.) The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.
• (v. t.) Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.
• (v. t.) Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.
• (v. t.) Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.
• (v. t.) Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars.

Synonyms

deprivation , red ink , red , personnel casualty , passing , departure , exit , expiration , going , release

Antonyms

gain

Rhymes

aase , abbas , across , albatross , alsace , amoss , applesauce , blas , bloss , bos , boss , bosse , bras , bross , caguas , chandross , chavous , clauss , clos , closs , cos , coss , criss-cross , crisscross , cros , cross , crosse , dazs , demoss , devoss , dos , doss , dross , emboss , fauss , floss , foss , fosse , fross , gloss , goss , gosse , grosse , haas , haase , haass , hahs , hamas , hammas , hasse , hawse , helios , hoss , hot-cross , joss , kaas , kiryas , kjos , klaas , klos , kloss , knauss , knosp , knous , kos , koss , kross , lacoss , lacrosse , lafosse , las , mauss , mohs , moss , nauss , noss , os , oss , pangloss , ploss , pos , pross , recross , ros , ross , rosse , sauce , schloss , semigloss , sloss , soss , stauss , stoss , tomas , toss , vandross , vanoss , vause , vohs , vos , voss , vyas , wass