loss
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loss is part of the Basic English 850.
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- (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.
- Her death was a great loss to society.
- The loss of heat through the windows is the biggest reason this house gets cold quickly.
