| loss | the act of losing someone or something, everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock |
assumption
laying claim | the act of taking possession of or power over something, his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba, the Nazi assumption of power in , he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts |
| claim | demand for something as rightful or due, they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day |
| insurance claim | demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy |
presentment
notification | an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative |
| baggage claim | an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft |
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 |
| claim title | an informal right to something, his claim on her attentions, his title to fame |
title
claim | an established or recognized right, a strong legal claim to the property, he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate, he staked his claim |
amnesia
memory loss
blackout | partial or total loss of memory, he has a total blackout for events of the evening |
| claim form | a form to use when filing a claim |
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 |
| claim | an assertion of a right (as to money or property), his claim asked for damages |
| claim | an assertion that something is true or factual, his claim that he was innocent, evidence contradicted the government's claims |
| notification notice | a request for payment, the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting |
| call claim | a demand especially in the phrase the call of duty |
wage claim
pay claim | the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives |
telling
apprisal
notification | informing by words |
| 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 |
adjuster
adjustor
claims adjuster
claims adjustor
claim agent | one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement |
| claim jumper | one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim |
| 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 |
claim take
exact | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs, the accident claimed three lives, The hard work took its toll on her |
| claim | assert or affirm strongly, state to be true or existing, He claimed that he killed the burglar |
| claim take | lay claim to, as of an idea, She took credit for the whole idea |
| claim | ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example, They claimed on the maximum allowable amount |
claim
lay claim
arrogate | demand as being one's due or property, assert one's right or title to, He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter, Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident |
| 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 |