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Losses

noun/lˈɔsᵻz/
Definition
something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
something that is lost
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/lˈɔsᵻz/
🇬🇧British English
/lˈɒsɪz/
🇮🇳Indian English
/lˈɒsɪz/
2 syllables Say it as /lˈɔsᵻz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounsomething lost (especially money lost at gambling)
nounsomething that is lost
“the car was a total loss”
noungradual decline in amount or activity
“weight loss”
nounthe act of losing someone or something
“everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock”
nounthe disadvantage that results from losing something
“his loss of credibility led to his resignation”
nounthe experience of losing a loved one
“he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather”
nounthe amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
“the company operated at a loss last year”
nounmilitary personnel lost by death or capture
nouneuphemistic expressions for death
“thousands mourned his passing”
Word Forms
loseverbfail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
lossyadjectivecharacterized by or causing dissipation of energy
passverbpass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
departverbmove away from a place into another direction
exitverbpass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
expireverbpass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
goverbpass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Verluste
etwas verloren (besonders Geld, das beim Glücksspiel verloren wurde)
🇫🇷French
pertes
quelque chose de perdu (surtout l'argent perdu au jeu)
🇪🇸Spanish
pérdidas
algo perdido (especialmente dinero perdido en el juego)
🇮🇹Italian
perdite
qualcosa perso (soprattutto denaro perso al gioco d'azzardo)
🇳🇱Dutch
verliezen
iets verloren (vooral geld verloren bij gokken)
🇵🇹Portuguese
perdas
algo perdido (especialmente dinheiro perdido em jogos de azar)
🇷🇺Russian
потери
что-то потеряно (особенно деньги, потерянные в азартных играх)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
हानि
कुछ खो गया (विशेषकर जुए में खोया हुआ पैसा)
🇧🇩Bengali
ক্ষতি
কিছু হারানো (বিশেষত জুয়ায় হারানো অর্থ)
🇮🇳Tamil
இழப்புகள்
ஏதோ இழந்தது (குறிப்பாக சூதாட்டத்தில் இழந்த பணம்)
🇮🇳Telugu
నష్టాలు
ఏదో కోల్పోయింది (ముఖ్యంగా జూదంలో పోగొట్టుకున్న డబ్బు)
🇮🇳Marathi
नुकसान
काहीतरी हरवले (विशेषत: जुगारात हरवलेले पैसे)
🇮🇳Gujarati
નુકસાન
કંઈક ખોવાઈ ગયું (ખાસ કરીને જુગારમાં હારી ગયેલા પૈસા)
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಷ್ಟಗಳು
ಏನಾದರೂ ಕಳೆದುಹೋಗಿದೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಜೂಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಳೆದುಹೋದ ಹಣ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
നഷ്ടങ്ങൾ
എന്തെങ്കിലും നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടു (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ചൂതാട്ടത്തിൽ നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട പണം)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨੁਕਸਾਨ
ਕੁਝ ਗੁਆਚਿਆ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਜੂਏ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੁਆਚਿਆ ਪੈਸਾ)
🇵🇰Urdu
نقصانات
کھوئی ہوئی چیز (خاص طور پر جوئے میں کھوئی ہوئی رقم)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
损失
失去的东西(尤其是赌博输掉的钱)
🇰🇷Korean
사상자 수
잃어버린 것(특히 도박으로 잃은 돈)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tổn thất
thứ gì đó bị mất (đặc biệt là tiền bị mất khi đánh bạc)
🇹🇭Thai
การสูญเสีย
บางสิ่งบางอย่างหายไป (โดยเฉพาะเงินที่หายไปจากการพนัน)
🇮🇩Indonesian
kerugian
sesuatu yang hilang (terutama uang yang hilang saat berjudi)
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkalugi
isang bagay na nawala (lalo na ang pera na nawala sa pagsusugal)
🇲🇾Malay
kerugian
sesuatu yang hilang (terutamanya wang yang hilang dalam perjudian)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خسائر
شيء مفقود (خاصة الأموال المفقودة في المقامرة)
🇮🇷Persian
ضرر و زیان
چیزی از دست رفته (به خصوص پول از دست رفته در قمار)
🇹🇷Turkish
kayıplar
kaybedilen bir şey (özellikle kumarda kaybedilen para)
🇮🇱Hebrew
אֲבֵדוֹת
משהו שאבד (במיוחד כסף שאבד בהימורים)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'losses'?
The primary meaning of 'losses' is 'something lost (especially money lost at gambling)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'losses' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'losses' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'losses' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'losses' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'losses' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'losses' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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