pre-loss
noun
1.
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
2.
something that is lost: The painting was the greatest loss from the robbery.
3.
an amount or number lost: The loss of life increased each day.
4.
the state of being deprived of or of being without something that one has had: the loss of old friends.
5.
death, or the fact of being dead: to mourn the loss of a grandparent.
6.
the accidental or inadvertent losing of something dropped, misplaced, stolen, etc.: to discover the loss of a document.
7.
a losing by defeat; failure to win: the loss of a bet.
8.
failure to make good use of something, as time; waste.
9.
failure to preserve or maintain: loss of engine speed at high altitudes.
10.
destruction or ruin: the loss of a ship by fire.
11.
a thing or a number of related things that are lost or destroyed to some extent: Most buildings in the burned district were a total loss.
12.
13.
Insurance. occurrence of an event, as death or damage of property, for which the insurer makes indemnity under the terms of a policy.
14.
Electricity. a measure of the power lost in a system, as by conversion to heat, expressed as a relation between power input and power output, as the ratio of or difference between the two quantities.
15.
at a loss,
a.
at less than cost; at a financial loss.
b.
in a state of bewilderment or uncertainty; puzzled; perplexed: We are completely at a loss for an answer to the problem.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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loss (lɒs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or an instance of losing |
| 2. | the disadvantage or deprivation resulting from losing: a loss of reputation |
| 3. | the person, thing, or amount lost: a large loss |
| 4. | (plural) military personnel lost by death or capture |
| 5. | (sometimes plural) the amount by which the costs of a business transaction or operation exceed its revenue |
| 6. | a measure of the power lost in an electrical system expressed as the ratio of or difference between the input power and the output power |
| 7. | insurance |
| a. an occurrence of something that has been insured against, thus giving rise to a claim by a policyholder | |
| b. the amount of the resulting claim | |
| 8. | at a loss |
| a. uncertain what to do; bewildered | |
| b. rendered helpless (for lack of something): at a loss for words | |
| c. at less than the cost of buying, producing, or maintaining (something): the business ran at a loss for several years | |
| [C14: noun probably formed from lost, past participle of losen to perish, from Old English lōsian to be destroyed, from los destruction] | |
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Word Origin & History
loss
O.E. los "loss, destruction," from P.Gmc. *lausam- (see lose). The modern word, however, probably evolved 14c. from lost, the original pp. of lose. Phrase at a loss (1592) originally refers to hounds losing the scent. To cut one's losses is from 1912.
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loss
n. Something (not a person) that loses; a situation in which something is losing. Emphatic forms include `moby loss', and `total loss', `complete loss'. Common interjections are "What a loss!" and "What a moby loss!" Note that `moby loss' is OK even though **`moby loser' is not used; applied to an abstract noun, moby is simply a magnifier, whereas when applied to a person it implies substance and has positive connotations. Compare lossage.
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