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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He expects France to recover roughly half of the heat-related losses in the fourth quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Negative beta stocks helped limit the S&P 500’s losses during the March selloff and again in July, when the powerful artificial-intelligence-driven momentum trade hit the rocks, Emanuel said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Because the Pacific is so vast, changes in its mass can outweigh gains or losses in other ocean basins.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Until then, the Kings may continue making an unwanted kind of history; they haven’t opened a season with four straight losses this century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The eleven-year-old carefully penciled in the results for each game: zeroes for losses, ones for wins, and halves for draws.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
