Antonym: gain, profit. Similar words: glossy, blossom, at a loss, colossal, colosseum, toss, lose, lost. Meaning: [lɔs /lɒs] n. 1. the act of losing 2. something that is lost 3. the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue 4. gradual decline in amount or activity 5. the disadvantage that results from losing something 6. military personnel lost by death or capture 7. the experience of losing a loved one 8. euphemistic expressions for death.
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121. I'd had no experience of organizing anything of that sort. I think I was largely a dead loss.
122. There had been no indication of either breathlessness or any loss of mental faculties right until his death.
123. One of the penalties of being famous is the loss of privacy.
124. She wept bitter tears over the loss of her lover.
125. As well as sprouting a few grey hairs, Kevin seems to be suffering the occasional memory loss.
126. Joe Loss started off playing piano background music for silent films in the 1920s.
127. They took the time to talk about the loss of Thomas and how their grief was affecting them.
128. The media have been filled with tales of horror and loss resulting from Monday's earthquake.
129. With the continued loss of blood , his life was steadily leaking away.
130. The customer will be reimbursed for any loss or damage.
131. Symptoms include weight gain, sleep disorders and loss of libido.
132. He suffered a loss of prestige when the scandal was publicized.
133. It will end in a great financial loss to us.
134. I can not tolerate to suffer the loss of 1% of the profit.
135. It would be a great loss to the department if you left.
136. Your partner can feel the loss as acutely as you, but may feel that it is unmanly to cry.
137. No tax relief is available in respect of this loss.
138. Some suppliers were selling at a loss to shift stock.
139. Alcohol abuse in men can cause loss of sex drive and reduced potency.
140. One prominent symptom of the disease is progressive loss of memory.
141. In comparison with the disastrous damage made by the earthquake, my personal loss is negligible.
142. It's a time of sorrow and sadness when we lose a loss of life. George W. Bush
143. Even one day lost in misery is a great loss, for the day will never come back again. You lose 24 hours of happiness, joy & bliss. Live each day in happiness. RVM
144. In life what you aspire will transpire - be it loss or gain, sun or rain, joy or pain. RVM
145. The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face. Sydney J. Harris
146. I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect. Mahatma Gandhi
147. Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power. John Steinbeck
148. Learn to be positive always. In pleasure or pain, in sun or rain, in loss or gain,[http://sentencedict.com/loss.html] always be positive! RVM
149. What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy. Voltaire
150. In the journey of life, we pass pleasures & pain. There will be sunshine and rain; there will be loss and gain. But we must learn to smile again and again. RVM