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LOSS, n.

1. privation, as the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. every loss is not a detriment. we cannot regret the loss of bad company or of evil habits.

2. Destruction; ruin; as the loss of a ship at sea; the loss of an army.

3. Defeat; as the loss of a battle.

4. Waste; useless application; as a loss of time or labor.

5. Waste by leakage or escape; as a loss of liquors in transportation.

To bear a loss, to make good; also, to sustain a loss without sinking under it.

To be at a loss, to be puzzled; to be unable to determine; to be in a state of uncertainty.



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LOSS, n.

1. privation, as the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. every loss is not a detriment. we cannot regret the loss of bad company or of evil habits.

2. Destruction; ruin; as the loss of a ship at sea; the loss of an army.

3. Defeat; as the loss of a battle.

4. Waste; useless application; as a loss of time or labor.

5. Waste by leakage or escape; as a loss of liquors in transportation.

To bear a loss, to make good; also, to sustain a loss without sinking under it.

To be at a loss, to be puzzled; to be unable to determine; to be in a state of uncertainty.

LOSS, n.

  1. Privation; as, the loss of property; the loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. Every loss is not a detriment. We can not regret the loss of bad company or of evil habits.
  2. Destruction; ruin; as, the loss of a ship at sea; the loss of an army.
  3. Defeat; as, the loss of a battle.
  4. Waste; useless application; as, a loss of time or labor.
  5. Waste, by leakage or escape; as, a loss of liquors ill transportation. To bear a loss, to make good; to sustain a loss without sinking under it. To be at a loss, to be puzzled; to be unable to determine to be in a state of uncertainty.

Loss
  1. The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.

    Assured loss before the match be played. Shak.

  2. The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.

    Though thou repent, yet I have still the loss. Shak.

  3. That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; -- opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was considerable.
  4. The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.
  5. Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.
  6. Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.
  7. Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.
  8. Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars.

    To bear a loss, to make a loss good; also, to sustain a loss without sinking under it. -- To be at a loss, to be in a state of uncertainty.

    Syn. -- Privation; detriment; injury; damage.

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Loss

LOSS, noun

1. privation, as the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. every loss is not a detriment. we cannot regret the loss of bad company or of evil habits.

2. Destruction; ruin; as the loss of a ship at sea; the loss of an army.

3. Defeat; as the loss of a battle.

4. Waste; useless application; as a loss of time or labor.

5. Waste by leakage or escape; as a loss of liquors in transportation.

To bear a loss to make good; also, to sustain a loss without sinking under it.

To be at a loss to be puzzled; to be unable to determine; to be in a state of uncertainty.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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