loss

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loss is on the Basic English 850 List.
loose - loss - loud

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Singular
loss

Plural
losses

  1. (countable & uncountable) A loss happens when something goes where people can't find it. People don't know where the thing is or they don't have it any more.
    The loss of my keys means I can't go into my house today.
  2. Loss is when someone's loved one dies. When someone dies, they are no longer with you.
    I loss both of my grandparents from old age.
  3. (baseball) A loss (shown as L) is charged to the pitcher of the losing team.

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