| event | something that happens at a given place and time |
| loss | the act of losing someone or something, everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock |
sale cutate sale
sales event | an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices, they held a sale to reduce their inventory, I got some great bargains at their annual sale |
drawing card
loss leader
leader | a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers |
concurrence
coincidence conjunction
co-occurrence | the temporal property of two things happening at the same time, the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable |
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 |
happening
occurrence
occurrent
natural event | an event that happens |
accompaniment
concomitant
attendant
co-occurrence | an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another |
| loss | the experience of losing a loved one, he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather |
| social event | an event characteristic of persons forming groups |
drama
dramatic event | an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional |
periodic event
recurrent event | an event that recurs at intervals |
accident
stroke fortuity
chance event | anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause, winning the lottery was a happy accident, the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck, it was due to an accident or fortuity |
blessed event
happy event | the live birth of a child |
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 |
| news event | a newsworthy event |
| three-day event | an equestrian competition, the first day is dressage, the second is crossountry jumping, the third is stadium jumping |
diving
diving event | an athletic competition that involves diving into water |
| field event | a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track |
| track event | a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor) |
| swimming event | an athletic competition that involves swimming |
| loss of consciousness | the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond |
| event planner | someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) |
consequence
effect
outcome
result
event issue
upshot | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon, the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise, his decision had depressing consequences for business, he acted very wise after the event |
| event | a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time, the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory |
| 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 |
losings
losses | something lost (especially money lost at gambling) |
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 |
event
case | a special set of circumstances, in that event, the first possibility is excluded, it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled |
| occurrence | an instance of something occurring, a disease of frequent occurrence, the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets |
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 |
spacecraft event time
SCET | the coordinated universal time on board the spacecraft, SCET TRMOWLT |
| 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 |
anyhow
anyway
anyways
in any case
at any rate
in any event | used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement, Anyhow, he is dead now, I think they're asleep, anyhow, they're quiet, I don't know what happened to it, anyway, it's gone, anyway, there is another factor to consider, I don't know how it started, in any case, there was a brief scuffle, in any event, the government faced a serious protest, but at any rate he got a knighthood for it |
| at a loss | below cost, sold the car at a loss |