loss

CEFRB1

/lɒs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The fact of no longer having something or someone.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Something that has been destroyed or ruined.

Examples

  • I want to report the loss of a package.

  • You must make up for the loss.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The destruction or ruin of an object.

  2. The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.

  3. Defeat; an instance of being defeated.

More examples

In context

  • I'm at a loss for words.

  • In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said.

  • loss of limb; weight loss; loss of cognitive functions; loss of appetite.

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Origin

noun

From 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”). Cognate with Icelandic los (“dissolution, looseness, break-up”), Old English lor, forlor (“loss, ruin”), Middle High German verlor (“loss, ruin”). More at lose.