| 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 |
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 |
| spiritual leader | a leader in religious or sacred affairs |
| leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others |
| American Revolutionary leader | a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States |
baron big businessman
business leader
king magnate
mogul power top executive
tycoon | a very wealthy or powerful businessman, an oil baron |
civic leader
civil leader | a leader in municipal affairs |
civil rights leader
civil rights worker
civil rights activist | a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups |
| floor leader | the legislator who organizes his party's strategy |
| labor leader | a leader of a labor movement |
| majority leader | leader of the majority party in a legislature |
| military leader | a leader of military forces |
| minority leader | leader of the minority party in a legislature |
| nationalist leader | the leader of a nationalist movement |
politician
politico
pol
political leader | a person active in party politics |
puppet ruler
puppet leader | a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government |
| religious leader | leader of a religious order |
statesman
solon
national leader | a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs |
| strike leader | someone who leads a strike |
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |