loss

Definition

Examples

The company reported a small loss in the second quarter.

Word Family

Synonyms

• deficitthe property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
• deprivationa state of extreme poverty
• reductionthe act of decreasing or reducing something

Collocations

• Easy job loss
  to job loss, meaning to profit privately from public office and official business
• Medium suffer heavy financial loss
  to suffer heavy financial loss, meaning to undergo or be subjected to
• Hard net operating loss carried forward
  to net operating loss carried forward, meaning to make as a net profit
• Very Hard at a complete loss for words
  indicating a specific point in time, place, or degree a complete loss for words