Definition of loss

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• loss is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 4
• loss is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 4
• loss is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 5

Definition of loss

• the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue (noun)

  Examples

  1. the company operated at a loss last year

  Synonyms

  1. red
  2. red ink
• military personnel lost by death or capture (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. personnel casualty
• the disadvantage that results from losing something (noun)

  Examples

  1. his loss of credibility led to his resignation

  Synonyms

  1. deprivation
• euphemistic expressions for death (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. departure
  2. exit
  3. expiration
  4. going
  5. passing
  6. release
• gradual decline in amount or activity (noun)

  Examples

  1. weight loss
  2. a serious loss of business
• something that is lost (noun)

  Examples

  1. the car was a total loss
  2. loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt
• the act of losing someone or something (noun)

  Examples

  1. everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock
• the experience of losing a loved one (noun)

  Examples

  1. he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather

See definition of loss in Merriam Webster