loss
noun
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get.
losses
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pluralof loss.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A leaderboard of the biggest trading losses of all time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Paramount will have incurred $1.3 billion in unrecoverable financial losses as a result of ticking fees by the time post-trial briefing concludes, to say nothing of incremental financing fees and delayed synergies,” the motion said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Colburn acknowledges that it might at first seem "a little ridiculous" that the researchers are aiming for losses that can be described by percentages over kilometers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
"This loss of life is colossal and the effect those losses will have on their friends and families is incalculable," Ms Ní Raghallaigh added.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Both rating agencies said they expected home prices to rise and loan losses to be around 5 percent—which, if true, meant that even the lowest-rated, triple-B, subprime mortgage bonds crafted from them were money-good.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
