What is the meaning of LOSS. Phrases containing LOSS
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v. i.
That which is needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt; what is not possessed, and is necessary for use or pleasure.
v. t.
To bring to poverty; to impoverish; to ruin, as in reputation, morals, hopes, or the like; as, many are undone by unavoidable losses, but more undo themselves by vices and dissipation, or by indolence.
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Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence, justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc.
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The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss.
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The state of being widowed or bereaved; loss; bereavement.
v. t.
To subscribe one's name to for insurance, especially for marine insurance; to write one's name under, or set one's name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of becoming answerable for loss or damage, on consideration of receiving a certain premium per cent; as, individuals, as well as companies, may underwrite policies of insurance.
v. t.
Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.
v. t.
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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Not insured against loss; as, unassured goods.
v. t.
The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.
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Negotiable, as a note, bill of exchange, or other evidence of property, that may be conveyed from one person to another by indorsement or other writing; capable of being transferred with no loss of value; as, the stocks of most public companies are transferable; some tickets are not transferable.
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Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer.
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To hold possession or use of; to escape loss of.
n.
A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake.
v. t.
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.
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Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful; as, a saving bargain; the ship has made a saving voyage.
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Free from loss.
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The quality or state of being safe; freedom from hazard, danger, harm, or loss; safety; security; as the safeness of an experiment, of a journey, or of a possession.
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Anything which saves fragments, or prevents waste or loss.
v. t.
Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.
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