loss

1. The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement. (countable) · loss of limb; weight loss; loss of cognitive functions; loss of appetite.· People are less willing to take a risk to make a gain than to avoid a loss.
2. The destruction or ruin of an object. (uncountable)
3. Something that has been destroyed or ruined. (countable) · It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses.
4. Defeat; an instance of being defeated. (countable) · The match ended in their first loss of the season.
5. The death of a person or animal. (countable) · We mourn his loss.· The battle was won, but losses were great.
6. The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died. (uncountable) · Her daughter's sense of loss eventually led to depression.
7. The sum an entity loses on balance. (countable) · The sum of expenditures and taxes minus total income is a loss, when this difference is positive.
8. Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work. (countable, uncountable) · The inefficiency of many old-fashioned power plants exceeds 60% loss before the subsequent losses during transport over the grid.

Plural losses