loss

noun8

1. •
   a state of not having something anymore, because it was taken away or cannot be found

   • People are less willing to take a risk to make a gain than to avoid a loss.
   • In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said.
2. •
   The sum an entity loses on balance.

   • The sum of expenditures and taxes minus total income is a loss, when this difference is positive.
3. •
   The death of a person or animal.

   • We mourn his loss.
   • The battle was won, but losses were great.
4. •
   Defeat; an instance of being defeated.

   • The match ended in their first loss of the season.
5. •
   The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died.

   • Her daughter's sense of loss eventually led to depression.
6. •
   The destruction or ruin of an object.
7. •
   Something that has been destroyed or ruined.

   • It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses.
8. •
   Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.

   • The inefficiency of many old-fashioned power plants exceeds 60% loss before the subsequent losses during transport over the grid.