loss — n 1: physical, emotional, or esp. economic harm or damage sustained: as a: decrease in value, capital, or amount compare gain b: an amount by which the cost of something (as goods or services) exceeds the selling price compare … Law dictionary
Loss — may refer to:*A negative difference between retail price and cost of production *An event in which the team or individual in question did not win. *Loss (baseball), a pitching statistic in baseball *Attenuation, a reduction in amplitude and… … Wikipedia
Loss — (l[o^]s; 115), n. [AS. los loss, losing, fr. le[ o]san to lose. [root]127. See {Lose}, v. t.] 1. The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loss — The opposite of gain. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * loss loss [lɒs ǁ lɒːs] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] the fact of no longer having something that you used to have, or having less of it: • loss of earnings through illness ˈjob loss… … Financial and business terms
Löss — Lösswand in Dirmstein (Pfalz) Löss … Deutsch Wikipedia
loss — noun 1 losing of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ appreciable, considerable, significant, substantial ▪ dramatic, great, huge, major, serious … Collocations dictionary
loss — /laws, los/, n. 1. detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery. 2. something that is lost: The painting was the greatest loss from the robbery. 3. an amount or number lost: The loss of … Universalium
Löss — Lọ̈ss 〈m. 1〉 kalkhaltiger Lehmstaub als Ablagerung von Eiszeitwinden; oV Löß [wahrscheinlich zu alem. lösch „locker“] * * * Lọ̈ss, Löß [wahrscheinlich zu alemannisch lösch = locker], der; es, e: gelbes, poröses, feinteiliges Sediment aus kalk ,… … Universal-Lexikon
loss — noun Etymology: Middle English los, probably back formation from lost, past participle of losen to lose Date: 13th century 1. destruction, ruin 2. a. the act of losing possession ; deprivation < insured against loss or theft of property > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Loss — Ein Loss (angegeben mit L) ist eine Zählstatistik für Pitcher im Baseballsport. Es wird derjenige Pitcher mit dem Loss belastet, welcher in dem Moment im Spiel war, in dem die später siegreiche gegnerische Mannschaft letztmalig mit einem Run in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
loss — noun /lɒs,lɑs,lɔs/ a) an instance of losing, such as a defeat The match ended in their first loss of the season. b) something that is lost It was written off as a loss. Ant … Wiktionary
