English-Russian translations for loss

Definition of loss

  • The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement
  • The destruction or ruin of an object
  • Defeat; an instance of being defeated
  • The death of a person or animal
  • The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died
  • The sum an entity loses on balance
  • Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work

Examples

  • loss of limb; weight loss; loss of cognitive functions; loss of appetite
  • In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said
  • It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses
  • The match ended in their first loss of the season
  • We mourn his loss
  • The battle was won, but losses were great
  • Her daughters sense of loss eventually led to depression
  • The sum of expenditures and taxes minus total income is a loss, when this difference is positive
  • The inefficiency of many old-fashioned power plants exceeds 60% loss before the subsequent losses during transport over the grid

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