Loss in a sentence as a noun

Such losses cause tectonic shifts in the balance of power.

If you are in a position to find a similar job, thats not a big loss.

The result of this was a huge loss of Swiss watch companies as they struggled to compete.

A single casualty was regarded as a devastating loss.

Much better to loan a middle class American $8k out of a credit card limit of $20k at 12% with a 3% loss rate then to loan a poor person $100 with $110 due a week later.

Use alcohol sparingly: one drink is fine, but it takes a week to recover from a night of serious drinking... and if you're coding, you actually notice the loss.

They will occasionally do something that is the equivalent of a loss leader but not in an area for which there is no long-term practice advantage.

The ground conditions in Seattle require that the machine be able to control the rate of excavation at all times such that a large sink hole does not form due to uncontrolled loss of ground.

Note that they are still selling each car at a material loss; and only managed to show a profitable quarter by trading green credits they gained from their manufacturing.

Let's hope their pitiful loss of morale leads them to develop a conscience, respect for the law, or whatever it takes to stop doing things that lead to feeling so bad.> “They feel they’ve been hung out to dry, and they’re right.”********.

Why, when these leaders are allowed to lord it over us as they see fit, should they suddenly develop scruples in gathering information that only serves to enhance their power to do what we are already letting them do without so much as a peep of principled opposition?Privacy is in significant peril, and it is a serious loss when Groklaw goes down over this issue.

Loss definitions

noun

something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"

noun

gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"

noun

the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"

noun

the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"

See also: deprivation

noun

the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"

noun

the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"

noun

military personnel lost by death or capture

noun

euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"

See also: passing departure exit expiration going release