measure quantity amount | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
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 |
amount | the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion, an adequate amount of food for four people |
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 |
sum amount total | a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers |
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 |
face-amount certificate company | a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date |
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 |
sum sum of money amount amount of money | a quantity of money, he borrowed a large sum, the amount he had in cash was insufficient |
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 |
large indefinite quantity large indefinite amount | an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
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 |
come b add up amount | develop into, This idea will never amount to anything, nothing came of his grandiose plans |
total number add up come amount | add up in number or quantity, The bills amounted to $,, The bill came to $, |
amount | be tantamount or equivalent to, Her action amounted to a rebellion |
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 |