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loss

/lɑs/
noun
  1. The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.

    "In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said."

  2. The destruction or ruin of an object.

  3. Something that has been destroyed or ruined.

    "It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses."

Antonymsgain, profit, victory, win

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