Meaning of loss In English

• 0 the fact that you no longer have something or have less of something:

  • Many parents feel a sense of loss when their children leave home.

  • He suffered a gradual loss of memory.

  • There will be substantial job losses if the factory closes down.

  • He suffered hearing loss from testing aircraft engines.

  • blood/hair/weight loss

  • It would be a great loss to the department if you left.

  • They never got over the loss of their son.

  • The company announced a pre-tax loss of three million dollars.

  • The plane crashed with serious loss of life.

• 1 the action or state of not having or keeping something any more:

  • [ C ] The company’s losses over the last few years have been staggering.

  • [ U ] They never got over the loss of their son.

• 2 the action or state of not maintaining or having control over something any more:

  • [ C ] He suffered a gradual loss of memory in his later years.

• 3 a situation in which you no longer have something or have less of something, or the process that causes this:

  • The loss of jobs in the convenience food industry seems inevitable.

  • loss of earnings/income/pay She received compensation for loss of earnings through the illness.

  • a loss in sth The new road will cause losses in economic value to many local properties.

• 4 a situation in which a business or an organization spends more money than it earns, or loses money in another way:

  • announce/post/report a loss (of sth) The company announced a loss of €1.3m last year.

  • a loss in revenue

  • big/financial/heavy losses

  • a net/operating loss

  • a pre-tax/after-tax loss

  • incur/make/realize a loss In a bid to attract customers, some insurers may even be making a loss on contracts marketed to certain key buyers.

  • a loss on an investment/a sale

• 5 a situation in which the value of shares goes down:

  • a loss in sth Gains in oil and gas were partly offset by losses in consumer products and precious metals.

• 6 a situation in which property is damaged, lost, or stolen, and an insurance company must pay to replace it:

  • We will cover your house contents against accidental loss or damage during the removal.

• 7 a disadvantage caused by someone leaving an organization:

  • be a loss to sb/sth It would be a great loss to the department if you left.

• 8 a situation in which someone loses the respect of other people because of something they have done:

  • His first deal with the company had turned into a very public loss of face.

• 9 to fail to make a profit in a business:

  • Of the 235 large industrial projects, 46 are running at a loss.