loss

loss (http://definr.com/loss)

     n 1: the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss
          was a shock"
     2: something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of
        livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
     3: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its
        revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year" [ant:
        gain]
     4: gradual decline in amount or activity: "weight loss"; "a
        serious loss of business"
     5: the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his
        loss of credibility led to his resignation" or "losing him
        is no great deprivation" [syn: deprivation]
     6: military personnel lost by death or capture [syn: {personnel
        casualty}]
     7: the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the
        loss of their grandfather"
     8: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his
        passing" [syn: passing, departure, exit, expiration,
         going, release]