| noun | something that is lost “the car was a total loss” |
| noun | gradual decline in amount or activity “weight loss” |
| noun | the act of losing someone or something “everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock” |
| noun | the disadvantage that results from losing something “his loss of credibility led to his resignation” |
| noun | the experience of losing a loved one “he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather” |
| noun | the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue “the company operated at a loss last year” |
| noun | military personnel lost by death or capture |
| noun | euphemistic expressions for death “thousands mourned his passing” |
| lossy | adjective | characterized by or causing dissipation of energy |
| pass | verb | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| depart | verb | move away from a place into another direction |
| exit | verb | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| expire | verb | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| go | verb | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |