loss
Noun
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is a type of: transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapsessubtypes:
- forfeit, forfeiture - something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
- financial loss - loss of money or decrease in financial value
- sacrifice - a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
- wastage - anything lost by wear or waste
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is a type of: decline, diminution - change toward something smaller or lower
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is a type of: failure - an act that failssubtypes:
- default - loss due to not showing up
- capitulation, fall, surrender - the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
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is a type of: disadvantage - the quality of having an inferior or less favorable positionsame as: deprivation
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is a type of: experience - an event as apprehended
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subtypes:
- paper loss - an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost
- squeeze - a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
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referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nationis a type of: casualty - a decrease of military personnel or equipmentsubtypes:
- combat injury, injury, wound - a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
- sacrifice - personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
same as: personnel casualty -
domain usage: euphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
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