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class="fYyStc">the fact or process of losing something or someone.</span> </span> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">'avoiding loss of time'</span> </span> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">synonyms: mislaying, misplacement, dropping, forgetting, overlooking, deprivation, disappearance, losing, privation, forfeiture, waste, squandering, dissipation, diminution, erosion, reduction, impoverishment, depletion</span> </span> </div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <br/> </span> </div> </div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/loss&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQFnoECA0QAg&usg=AOvVaw2QxqdW-UyzMhpyQcrbFZ_n"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">LOSS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english › loss</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">the fact that you no longer have something or have less of something: Many parents feel a sense of loss when their children leave home.</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loss&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQFnoECA4QAg&usg=AOvVaw2-tuCcY1ta7hGFQq1id6p9"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Loss Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › loss</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">The meaning of LOSS is destruction, ruin. How to use loss in a sentence.</span> </span> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loss&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQ0gJ6BAgOEAU&usg=AOvVaw0I3OvxJIjLEuQv5n4CZs1S">Synonyms of loss</a> <span class="fYyStc"> · </span> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%2520loss&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQ0gJ6BAgOEAY&usg=AOvVaw1LXRRUXVapRL3NE-Wf1S81">Dead loss</a> <span class="fYyStc"> · </span> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loss%2520adjuster&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQ0gJ6BAgOEAc&usg=AOvVaw3hESc7Km2EXAfsSSTzxGQ4">Loss adjuster</a> <span class="fYyStc"> · </span> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loss%2520of%2520life&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQ0gJ6BAgOEAg&usg=AOvVaw07_2XrgN1m4rneaVFcjvy_">Loss of life</a> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/loss&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQFnoECAQQAg&usg=AOvVaw1SOt2kC-scnlUC2HO8HaFN"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">LOSS Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.dictionary.com › browse › loss</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">Loss definition: detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get. See examples of LOSS used in a sentence.</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/loss&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQFnoECAUQAg&usg=AOvVaw17bWX-PoihsZSc28VyzzY8"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">LOSS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english › loss</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">loss in American English · 1. detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get · 2. something that is lost · 3. an amount or number ...</span> </span> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/loss&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQ0gJ6BAgFEAU&usg=AOvVaw3UNnS0x7xjR4X4YilgLw2d">Loss</a> <span class="fYyStc"> · </span> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/loss-on-sale&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQ0gJ6BAgFEAY&usg=AOvVaw1RIFknqVZ7UiZIPuZioJ3B">Loss on sale</a> <span class="fYyStc"> · </span> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/recover-a-loss&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQ0gJ6BAgFEAc&usg=AOvVaw0IQL9R-ddRaX_hoHWU5f6H">Recover a loss</a> <span class="fYyStc"> · </span> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/stem-the-loss-of&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQ0gJ6BAgFEAg&usg=AOvVaw3h3d6fjc3PZSjrwv4CDBYE">Stem the loss of</a> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/loss&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQFnoECAYQAg&usg=AOvVaw03jPjQ1xIWGGSGkKKurP1S"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Loss - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › loss</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">loss · noun. the act of losing someone or something · noun. the experience of losing a loved one · noun. euphemistic expressions for death · noun. something ...</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/loss&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQFnoECAoQAg&usg=AOvVaw2hAC69uB6pH0dUtvNvM-51"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">loss noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › english › loss</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">[uncountable, countable, usually singular] the state of no longer having something or as much of something; the process that leads to this.</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/loss&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQFnoECAkQAg&usg=AOvVaw0HTjREUqMVxrmiw_EiXM9e"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">LOSS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-english › loss</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">LOSS definition: 1. the fact of not having someone or something that you had before, or of having less of something…. Learn more.</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/loss&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQFnoECAsQAg&usg=AOvVaw3VMPKmKe0gfc81StMP6QBL"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Loss Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.britannica.com › dictionary › loss</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">LOSS meaning: 1 : failure to keep or to continue to have something usually + of usually + of; 2 : the experience of having something taken from you or ...</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://www.oed.com/dictionary/loss_n1&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQFnoECAcQAg&usg=AOvVaw2xS_8er0QiurLkFj_fgYDv"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">loss, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.oed.com › dictionary › loss_n1</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun loss, three of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQFnoECAgQAg&usg=AOvVaw180IGXpuiHOWy6fO0DVNdd"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Lose Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lose</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">20 Nov 2024</span> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad"> · </span> <span class="fYyStc">1. to miss from one's possession or from a customary or supposed place; lost his glove. 2. to suffer deprivation of : part with especially in an unforeseen or ...</span> </span> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loose&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQ0gJ6BAgIEAY&usg=AOvVaw0KLnUNJbA3NVE15M_Rcv0e">Loose</a> <span class="fYyStc"> · </span> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lose&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQ0gJ6BAgIEAc&usg=AOvVaw2DSYSByct81o3NlrQFlr4E">Synonyms of lose</a> <span class="fYyStc"> · </span> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%2520money&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQ0gJ6BAgIEAg&usg=AOvVaw05sNTiEYKR0SZtA9CRFfQs">Lose money</a> <span class="fYyStc"> · </span> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%2520momentum&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQ0gJ6BAgIEAk&usg=AOvVaw1Dc2H1OCUzY16Bn0Q7hM7L">Lose momentum</a> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div></div><table class="uZgmoc"><tbody><td><a class="frGj1b" href="/search?q=define:loss&sca_esv=fb1ed1f98108a7ad&ei=94BLZ_DrOoS64-EPhcvAyQg&start=10&sa=N">Next ></a></td></tbody></table><br/><div class="TuS8Ad" data-ved="0ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQpyoIQg"><style>.VYM29{font-weight:bold}</style><div class="HddGcc" align="center"><span class="VYM29">Singapore</span><span> - </span><span>From your IP address</span><span> - </span><a href="/url?q=https://support.google.com/websearch%3Fp%3Dws_settings_location%26hl%3Den-SG&opi=89978449&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQty4IQw&usg=AOvVaw1uqYkuar4LhNB0Vfo3WFw-">Learn more</a></div><div align="center"><a class="rEM8G" href="/url?q=https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin%3Fcontinue%3Dhttps://www.google.com/search%253Fq%253Ddefine:loss%26hl%3Den&opi=89978449&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQxs8CCEQ&usg=AOvVaw3nM_hxqaBB_4jJkPrF3uvE">Sign in</a></div><div><table class="bookcf"><tbody class="InWNIe"><tr><td><a class="rEM8G" href="https://www.google.com/preferences?hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiww57F_YSKAxUE3TgGHYUlMIkQv5YECEU">Settings</a></td><td><a class="rEM8G" href="https://www.google.com/intl/en_sg/policies/privacy/">Privacy</a></td><td><a class="rEM8G" href="https://www.google.com/intl/en_sg/policies/terms/">Terms</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div> </div></body></html>