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LOSSES
losings, losses
(noun) something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
losses
plural of loss
Anagrams
• less so, sossle
Source: Wiktionary
LOSS
Loss, n. Etym: [AS. los loss, losing, fr. leósan to lose. Lose, v. t.]
1. The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. Assured loss before the match be played. Shak.
2. The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing. Though thou repent, yet I have still the loss. Shak
3. 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.
4. The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.
5. Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.
6. Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.
7. (Mil.)
Definition: Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.
8. (Insurance)
Definition: 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. To bear a loss, to make a loss good; also, to sustain a loss without sinking under it.
– To be at a loss, to be in a state of uncertainty.
Syn.
– Privation; detriment; injury; damage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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