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noun 
  1. an instance of losing
The match ended in their first of the season.
  1. something that is lost
It was written off as a .
  1. the condition of having lost something or someone
We mourn his .
  1. (plural) casualties, especially in wartime
The battle was won, but losses were great.
  1. (financial) The money a company loses. The expenditures and taxes minus total income, when this difference is positive.
  2. (engineering) power expended without doing useful work.
Translations: 
  • French: perte(fr)f
  • German: Verlust(de)m
Etymology: Old English los


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