loss
n 1: the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss
was a shock"
2: something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of
livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
3: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its
revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year" [ant:
{gain}]
4: decline in activity: "a serious loss of business"
5: the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his
loss of credibility led to his resignation" or "losing him
is no great deprivation" [syn: {deprivation}]
6: military personnel lost by death or capture [syn: {personnel
casualty}]
7: the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the
loss of their grandfather"
8: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his
passing" [syn: {passing}, {departure}, {exit}, {expiration},
{going}, {release}]