loss | the act of losing someone or something, everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock |
shark repellent porcupine provision | a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts |
provision supply supplying | the activity of supplying or providing something |
drawing card loss leader leader | a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers |
Global Positioning System GPS | a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver |
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 |
transient global amnesia | memory disorder seen in middle aged and elderly persons, characterized by an episode of amnesia and bewilderment that lasts for several hours, person is otherwise alert and intellectually active |
planning preparation provision | the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening, his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties |
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 |
provision proviso | a stipulated condition, he accepted subject to one provision |
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 |
world organization world organisation international organization international organisation global organization | an international alliance involving many different countries |
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 |
provision | a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms) |
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 |
climate change global climate change | a change in the world's climate |
global warming | an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes) |
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 |
global aphasia total aphasia | loss of all ability to communicate |
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 |
provision purvey | supply with provisions |
global planetary world(a) worldwide world-wide | involving the entire earth, not limited or provincial in scope, global war, global monetary policy, neither national nor continental but planetary, a world crisis, of worldwide significance |
at a loss(p) nonplused nonplussed puzzled | filled with bewilderment, at a loss to understand those remarks, puzzled that she left without saying goodbye |
ball-shaped global globose globular orbicular spheric spherical | having the shape of a sphere or ball, a spherical object, nearly orbicular in shape, little globular houses like mud-wasp nests- Zane Grey |
at a loss | below cost, sold the car at a loss |