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How to pronounce loss in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms red, red ink
Type of sum of money, amount of money, sum, amount
Has types paper loss, squeeze


the company operated at a loss last year.
Type Words
Synonyms personnel casualty
Type of casualty
Has types wound, injury, combat injury, sacrifice
Type Words
Synonyms deprivation
Type of disadvantage


his loss of credibility led to his resignation.
Type Words
Synonyms departure, exit, expiration, going, passing, release
Type of expiry, death, decease
Type Words
Type of decline, diminution
Has types reducing, epilation
Derivation lossy


weight loss.
a serious loss of business.
Type Words
Type of transferred possession, transferred property
Has types financial loss, forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice, wastage


the car was a total loss.
loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt.
Type Words
Type of failure
Has types fall, default, surrender, capitulation


everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock.
Type Words
Type of experience


he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather.

Examples of loss

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Ferrelli said the loss is estimated at $4,000, including damage to the building.
From the dailyherald.com
In their most recent game, the Hawks lost 73-72 loss to Elgin Community College.
From the dailyherald.com
Callahan said the estimates of total loss are from $450 million to $600 million.
From the stltoday.com
Joe, who suffers from congenital hearing loss, typically changes filters weekly.
From the stltoday.com
His last real loss was Dec. 31, 2004, via a freak submission move by Ryo Chonan.
From the newsday.com
The thing that has hurt Roth Farms the most has been the loss of the sugar cane.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The strategy paid immediate dividends, as Kim scored in a 4-1 loss to Wentworth.
From the bostonherald.com
The other tackle is Zach Clayton, who has registered 25 tackles, seven for loss.
From the usatoday.com
The two systems must determine by June 1 how they will cut or make up that loss.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • Something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
  • Gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"
  • The act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
  • The disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"
  • The experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"
  • The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"
  • Loss is the debut album of Scottish indie pop band Mull Historical Society. It includes the singles "Watching Xanadu", "I Tried", "Barcode Bypass" and "Animal Cannabus".
  • In baseball and softball, a pitcher's winu2013loss record (also referred to simply as their record) indicates the number of wins (denoted "W") and losses (denoted "L") they have been credited with. For example, a 20u201310 winu2013loss record would represent 20 wins and 10 losses.
  • Loss in the name of the sixth studio album released by British musician, songwriter and producer Steven Wilson under the pseudonym Bass Communion, and was limited to only 450 copies on vinyl.