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  1.                 From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
                    

    loss n 1: something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt" 2: gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business" 3: the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock" 4: the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation" [syn: loss, deprivation] 5: the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather" 6: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" [syn: loss, red ink, red] [ant: gain] 7: military personnel lost by death or capture [syn: personnel casualty, loss] 8: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release]