loss
something that is lost
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,253 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,573 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- something that is lost the car was a total lossloss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt
- gradual decline in amount or activity weight lossa 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 also: deprivation his loss of credibility led to his resignationlosing 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 also: red ink, red the company operated at a loss last yearthe company operated in the red last year
loss in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The loss of one was a catastrophe.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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It's the loss of that boy that is breaking Nesta's heart.'
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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Trees, rocks, and flocks, what, are you pensive for my loss?
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1
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But he'd got resigned to his loss, for two months is a long time in a child's mind.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1
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But now I found how much I wanted assistance, and repented the loss of my dear boy Xury.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1