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losses::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | losings |
| Type of | financial loss |
Examples of losses
losses
It took Glades Day and Aquinas three straight losses before they tasted victory.
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Katrina damaged six Tenet hospitals with losses totaling more than $150 million.
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He allowed 10 goals on 39 shots in back-to-back losses to Vancouver and Detroit.
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It was a lesson that moral victories are nothing more than well-packaged losses.
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The company's losses since the disaster were another factor leading to its sale.
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National Grid's website Wednesday night did not indicate any major power losses.
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After two years of million-dollar losses, Sunnyview ended 2009 costing $600,000.
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Pittsburgh still owns a record six Super Bowl victories, now against two losses.
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They've blown the playoffs with three straight losses in clearly winnable games.
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- 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.
