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    [Noun]  | "loss" | \ ˈlȯs \


    1: destruction, ruin

    2: the act or fact of being unable to keep or maintain something or someone

    3: the partial or complete deterioration or absence of a physical capability or function


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English los, probably back-formation from lost, past participle of losen to lose;

    [Noun]  | "loss leader" 


    1: something (such as merchandise) sold at a loss in order to draw customers


    Origin: 1917 ;

    [Noun]  | "loss ratio" 


    1: the ratio between insurance losses incurred and premiums earned during a given period


    Origin: 1926 ;

    [Noun]  | "loss adjuster" 


    1: person who works for an insurance company and whose job is to decide how much money the company will pay people when they are injured or when their property is damaged, lost, or stolen

    [Noun]  | "profit and loss" 


    1: a summary account used at the end of an accounting period to collect the balances of the nominal accounts so that the net profit or loss may be shown


    Origin: 1553 ;

    [Noun]  | "dead loss" 


    1: something that turns out completely bad

    [Idiomatic phrase]  | "loss of life" 


    1: death : incidences of people dying


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Idiom]  | "at a loss for words" 


    1: unable to think of anything to say

    [Idiom]  | "it's someone's loss" 


    1: —used to say that one thinks another person could be helped by or would enjoy something which that person has chosen not to do or have

    [Idiom]  | "take a loss" 


    1: to lose money

    [Noun]  | "loss" 


    1: the act or an instance of not having or being able to find;


      * e.g., " ... he was upset over the loss of his wedding ring "





    2: a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed;


      * e.g., " ... the platoon was able to accomplish its reconnaissance mission without any losses "





    3: failure to win a contest;


      * e.g., " ... we're discouraged by our loss on Friday, but we're training hard for next week's game nevertheless "





    [Phrase]  | "at a loss" 


    1: faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do;


      * e.g., " ... She tried everything to salvage the friendship but was at a loss. "



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     [ "loss" ]

    1: | ||

      * e.g.,  ... Joe: Hey Randy 


     [ "loss" ]

    2: || |_

      * e.g.,  ... Randy: Fuck you Joe 

     [ "loss" ]

    1: |, ||, ||, |_

      * e.g.,  ... There are 2 people in this world... those that get it, and those that don't. (this is loss btw) 

     [ "loss" ]

    1: a meme that is about a man visiting his wife who is in a hospital, and people will say that anything is loss, including random lines

      * e.g.,  ... IS THAT LOSS 

     [ "loss" ]

    1: bad meme overused by @socks.without.sandals

      * e.g.,  ... socks: | || || |_ everyone: yo wtf do u know things other than loss 

     [ "loss" ]

    1: the act of having something.. and then suddenly not having it anymore.

      * e.g.,  ... It was a great loss when all my beer suddenly disappeared. 

     [ "loss" ]

    1: I'm ata loss for words why no one defined 'loss' in the Urban Dicionary. I've seen gain in the Urban Dictionary. But no 'loss' no more.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm at a loss for words." never stopped anybody from saying anything. 

     [ "loss" ]

    1: acronym for Loss Of Sandwich Syndrome. this happens when you get hungry because your girlfriend hasn't made you a sandwich yet

      * e.g.,  ... John was diagnosed with LOSS a half hour after he asked his girlfriend for a sandwich and she left. Luckily it wasn't fatal when a bro quickly administered a peanut butter jelly sandwich to cure Johns LOSS 

     [ "Loss" ]

    1: A meme overused by Indy aka @manicstoner

      * e.g.,  ... Indy: loss 👏👏😪😩 is 😩🅱️😪 in 😪🇬🇷🅱️👍🤧👍 everything 👍🤧😤🤩 

     [ "Loss" ]

    1: Loss- a meme that was popular a few years ago and has made a comeback with a few Instagram pages such as @/ manicstoner , aka: Indy

      * e.g.,  ... Indy:look as this new loss meme from 2014 Followers: no more please 

     [ "at a loss" ]

    1: When you can't find words to describe what is going on.

      * e.g.,  ... A man with a handlebar moustache rides by you on a pink pony with a purple tail while carrying a box of dynamite and a sparkler. You turn to your friend and say, "Did you see that?" and she says, "Yes, I'm at a loss." 

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