QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”
Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.
Question 1 of 7
Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?
Idioms for loss
- at less than cost; at a financial loss.
- in a state of bewilderment or uncertainty; puzzled; perplexed: We are completely at a loss for an answer to the problem.
at a loss,
Origin of loss
OTHER WORDS FROM loss
pre·loss, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for loss
loss
/ (lɒs) /
noun
Word Origin for loss
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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Idioms and Phrases with loss
loss
see at a loss; cut one's losses; dead loss.
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