Dictionary entry details
• LOSS (noun)
Meaning:
The act of losing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock
Hypernyms ("loss" is a kind of...):
failure (an act that fails)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loss"):
capitulation; fall; surrender (the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions))
Meaning:
Something that is lost
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Context examples:
the car was a total loss / loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt
Hypernyms ("loss" is a kind of...):
transferred possession; transferred property (a possession whose ownership changes or lapses)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loss"):
wastage (anything lost by wear or waste)
sacrifice (a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value)
financial loss (loss of money or decrease in financial value)
forfeit; forfeiture (something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty)
Meaning:
The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
red ink; loss; red
Context examples:
the company operated at a loss last year / the company operated in the red last year
Hypernyms ("loss" is a kind of...):
amount; amount of money; sum; sum of money (a quantity of money)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loss"):
paper loss (an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost)
squeeze (a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer)
Antonym:
gain (the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating)
Meaning:
Gradual decline in amount or activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Context examples:
weight loss / a serious loss of business
Hypernyms ("loss" is a kind of...):
decline; diminution (change toward something smaller or lower)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loss"):
epilation (loss of hair; the result of removing hair)
reducing (loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer)
Meaning:
The disadvantage that results from losing something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
deprivation; loss
Context examples:
his loss of credibility led to his resignation / losing him is no great deprivation
Hypernyms ("loss" is a kind of...):
disadvantage (the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position)
Meaning:
Military personnel lost by death or capture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
personnel casualty; loss
Hypernyms ("loss" is a kind of...):
casualty (a decrease of military personnel or equipment)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loss"):
combat injury; injury; wound (a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat)
sacrifice (personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective))
Meaning:
The experience of losing a loved one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather
Hypernyms ("loss" is a kind of...):
experience (an event as apprehended)
Meaning:
Euphemistic expressions for death
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
passing; going; expiration; exit; departure; release; loss
Context example:
thousands mourned his passing
Hypernyms ("loss" is a kind of...):
death; decease; expiry (the event of dying or departure from life)
