loss
The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to…The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
» Who's taking responsibility for the loss?
Хто бере на себе відповідальність за втрати?
Meaning
8 senses(countable)The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
loss of limb; weight loss; loss of cognitive functions; loss of appetite.
People are less willing to take a risk to make a gain than to avoid a loss.
Verlust
поте́ряpotérja, уте́ряutérja, утра́таutráta
втра́таvtráta, утра́таutráta
(uncountable)The destruction or ruin of an object.
поте́ряpotérja, утра́таutráta, уще́рбuščérb
(countable)Something that has been destroyed or ruined.
It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses.
поте́ряpotérja, утра́таutráta
(countable)Defeat; an instance of being defeated.
The match ended in their first loss of the season.
Niederlage
про́игрышpróigryš, пораже́ниеporažénije
про́грашpróhraš, пора́зкаporázka
(countable)The death of a person or animal.
We mourn his loss.
The battle was won, but losses were great.
Verlust
поте́ряpotérja, утра́таutráta
втра́таvtráta, згу́баzhúba, стра́таstráta
euphemistic expressions for death
(uncountable)The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died.
Her daughter's sense of loss eventually led to depression.
Verlust
утра́таutráta
(countable)The sum an entity loses on balance.
The sum of expenditures and taxes minus total income is a loss, when this difference is positive.
Verlust
убы́токubýtok, поте́ряpotérja
зби́ткиzbýtky
(countable, uncountable)Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.
The inefficiency of many old-fashioned power plants exceeds 60% loss before the subsequent losses during transport over the grid.
поте́ряpotérja
Examples
521 sentencesWho's taking responsibility for the loss?
Хто бере на себе відповідальність за втрати? — deniko
Money cannot pay for the loss of happiness.
Гроші не можуть окупити відсутність щастя. — deniko
deMit Geld kann man nicht für verlorenes Glück aufkommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You must make up for the loss.
Ви повинні відшкодувати збитки. — mkazarian
ruВы должны возместить ущерб. — joulin
deDu musst den Verlust wieder reinholen. — Roujin
Tom was at a loss for words.
Том не міг знайти слів. — deniko
ruТом не мог найти слов. — Ooneykcall
He was weak from the loss of blood.
Він був слабкий із-за втрати крові. — deniko
ruОн ослабел от потери крови. — marafon
deEr war wegen des Blutverlusts geschwächt. — Miyako
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 4
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Origin
From Middle English los, from Old English los (“damage, destruction, loss”), from Proto-WeFrom Middle English los, from Old English los (“damage, destruction, loss”), from Proto-West Germanic *los, from Proto-Germanic *lusą (“dissolution, break-up, loss”), from Proto-Indo-European *lews- (“to cut, sunder, separate, loose, lose”).
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Forms
plural: lossesSynonyms
14 synonyms- the disadvantage that results from losing something:deprivation
- the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue:red inkred
- euphemistic expressions for death:passingdepartureexitexpirationgoingrelease
- military personnel lost by death or capture:personnel casualty
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
40 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
11 patterns- at a loss
- for the loss
- for your loss
- loss for words
- loss of memory
- a loss for
- a great loss
- a loss what
- the loss of
- loss what to
- great loss