Loss

The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.

The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.

That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; -- opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was considerable.

The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.

Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.

Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.

Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.

Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars.

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"

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

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