The act of losing; failure; destruction;
privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by
gaming; loss of health or reputation.
The state of losing or having lost; the
privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from
losing.
That which is lost or from which one has
parted; waste; -- opposed to gain or increase; as, the
loss of liquor by leakage was considerable.
The state of being lost or destroyed;
especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other
vessel.
Failure to gain or win; as, loss of
a race or battle.
Failure to use advantageously; as,
loss of time.
Killed, wounded, and
captured persons, or captured property.
Destruction or
diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the
insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water
or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum
paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this
year amount to a million of dollars.
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