loss | the act of losing someone or something, everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock |
cash bar | a counter at a large party where you can purchase drinks by the glass |
cash machine cash dispenser automated teller machine automatic teller machine automated teller automatic teller ATM | an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used |
cash register register | a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions, used in shops to add up the bill |
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 |
moneymaker money-spinner cash cow | a project that generates a continuous flow of money |
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 |
Cash Johnny Cash John Cash | United States country music singer and songwriter (-) |
cash crop | a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco) |
paper loss | an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost |
cash flow | the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including nonash expenses) |
cash surrender value | the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured |
spot price cash price | the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market |
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 |
cash account | an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are settled on a cash basis |
income statement earnings report operating statement profit-and-loss statement | a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period |
funds finances monetary resource cash in hand pecuniary resource | assets in the form of money |
cash equivalent | a highly liquid debt instrument with maturities of less than three months |
advance cash advance | an amount paid before it is earned |
cash card cashcard | a credit card that entitles the holder to receive cash |
cash immediate payment | prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check |
cash hard cash hard currency | money in the form of bills or coins, there is a desperate shortage of hard cash |
cash basis | a method of accounting in which each item is entered as payments are received or made |
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 |
petty cash | a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses |
ready cash cold cash ready money | money in the form of cash that is readily available, his wife was always a good source of ready cash, he paid cold cash for the TV set |
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 |
die decease perish go exit pass away expire pass b kick the bucket cash in one's chips buy the farm conk give-up the ghost drop dead pop off choke croak snuff it | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life, She died from cancer, The children perished in the fire, The patient went peacefully, The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of |
cash cash in | exchange for cash, I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail |
cash in on | take advantage of or capitalize on |
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 |
pay cash | pay (for something) with cash |
cash out | choose a simpler life style after questioning personal and career satisfaction goals, After decades in politics, she cashed out and moved to Polynesia |
at a loss(p) nonplused nonplussed puzzled | filled with bewilderment, at a loss to understand those remarks, puzzled that she left without saying goodbye |
cash-and-carry | sold for cash and the customer carries it away (no delivery service), cash-and-carry business |
C.O.D. COD cash on delivery | collecting the charges upon delivery, mail a package C.O.D. |
at a loss | below cost, sold the car at a loss |