loss | the act of losing someone or something, everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock |
drawing card loss leader leader | a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers |
boiling point boil | the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level, they brought the water to a boil |
loss deprivation | the disadvantage that results from losing something, his loss of credibility led to his resignation, losing him is no great deprivation |
amnesia memory loss blackout | partial or total loss of memory, he has a total blackout for events of the evening |
stop order stop-loss order | an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level |
loss | the experience of losing a loved one, he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather |
passing loss departure exit expiration going release | euphemistic expressions for death, thousands mourned his passing |
personnel casualty loss | military personnel lost by death or capture |
loss of consciousness | the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond |
boil smut Ustilago maydis | a common smut attacking Indian corn causing greyish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass |
paper loss | an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost |
capital loss | the amount by which the purchase price of an asset exceeds the selling price, the loss is realized when the asset is sold |
loss red ink red | 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 |
loss | something that is lost, the car was a total loss, loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt |
financial loss | loss of money or decrease in financial value |
income statement earnings report operating statement profit-and-loss statement | a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period |
profit and loss profit and loss account | an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss |
loss | gradual decline in amount or activity, weight loss, a serious loss of business |
loss ratio | the ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums received |
cutaneous leishmaniasis Old World leishmaniasis oriental sore tropical sore Delhi boil Aleppo boil | leishmaniasis of the skin, characterized by ulcerative skin lesions |
boil furuncle | a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus |
deafness hearing loss | partial or complete loss of hearing |
conductive hearing loss conduction deafness middle-ear deafness | hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear |
sensorineural hearing loss nerve deafness | hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve |
reduce boil down concentrate | cook until very little liquid is left, The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time |
boil down reduce a decoct concentrate | be cooked until very little liquid is left, The sauce should reduce to one cup |
reduce b come down boil down | be the essential element, The proposal boils down to a compromise |
boil | immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes, boil potatoes, boil wool |
boil | bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point, boil this liquid until it evaporates |
boil | come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor, Water boils atdegrees Celsius |
boil over overboil | overflow or cause to overflow while boiling, The milk is boiling over |
seethe boil | be in an agitated emotional state, The customer was seething with anger |
churn boil moil roil | be agitated, the sea was churning in the storm |
lose turn a loss | fail to make money in a business, make a loss or fail to profit, I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!, The company turned a loss after the first year |
at a loss(p) nonplused nonplussed puzzled | filled with bewilderment, at a loss to understand those remarks, puzzled that she left without saying goodbye |
at a loss | below cost, sold the car at a loss |