{ "term": "loss", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the state of no longer having something or as much of something; the process that leads to this", "sensetop": "loss of something", "labels": "(British English)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I want to report the loss of a package." }, { "text": "Insure your instrument against **loss or damage**." }, { "text": "**weight loss**" }, { "text": "**hearing/memory loss**" }, { "text": "We can help people with sight loss lead full and independent lives." }, { "text": "The closure of the factory will lead to a number of **job losses**." }, { "text": "When she died I was filled with a **sense of loss**." }, { "text": "He **suffered a loss** of confidence.", "contextForm": "loss of something" }, { "text": "loss of earnings/income *(= the money you do not earn because you are prevented from working)*" }, { "text": "The **loss of her job** was a terrible blow." }, { "text": "He suffered a significant loss of hearing after the operation." }, { "text": "The knife hit an artery, causing significant blood loss." }, { "text": "She could have died from shock or loss of blood." }, { "text": "They form a barrier to prevent water loss." }, { "text": "a gradual loss of hope" }, { "text": "loss of appetite" }, { "text": "the dramatic loss of farmland to urban growth" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["appreciable", "considerable", "significant"], "verb + loss": ["suffer", "cause", "prevent"], "preposition": ["loss of"], "phrases": ["no great loss", "be at a loss"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "money that has been lost by a business or an organization", "sensetop": "loss on something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The company has announced **net losses** of $1.5 million." }, { "text": "The banks **incurred **huge **losses**." }, { "text": "We **made a loss** on *(= lost money on)* the deal.", "contextForm": "loss on something" }, { "text": "It took the company five years to recoup its losses." }, { "text": "No bank would be willing to underwrite such a loss." }, { "text": "The business sustained losses of €20 million." }, { "text": "The company took a big loss of 28%." }, { "text": "The fund may not be large enough to absorb these losses." }, { "text": "We can offset the loss against next year's budget." } ], "topics": ["Money", "Business"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["catastrophic", "enormous", "heavy"], "verb + loss": ["incur", "make", "suffer"], "preposition": ["at a loss", "loss on"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the death of a person", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He is **mourning the loss** of his wife." }, { "text": "the **tragic loss** of a child" }, { "text": "Enemy troops suffered **heavy losses**." }, { "text": "The drought caused widespread **loss of life**." }, { "text": "Our country had sustained a tremendous loss of innocent life." }, { "text": "The loss of his wife was a great blow to him." }, { "text": "The family has suffered a terrible loss." }, { "text": "the devastating losses of the war" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["enormous", "great", "terrible"], "verb + loss": ["suffer", "sustain", "take"], "preposition": ["loss to"], "phrases": ["a sense of loss"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the disadvantage that is caused when somebody leaves, or when a useful or valuable object is taken away; a person who causes a disadvantage by leaving", "sensetop": "a loss to somebody/something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Her departure is a **big loss** to the school.", "contextForm": "a loss to somebody/something" }, { "text": "She will be a **great loss** to the company." }, { "text": "She wouldn't be able to attend the lecture, which was no great loss." }, { "text": "His death is a sad loss to all who knew him." }, { "text": "His passing is a tremendous loss for all of us." }, { "text": "Her death at such a young age was a terrible loss to the music world." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a failure to win a contest", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "Brazil’s 2–1 loss to Argentina" } ], "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "not knowing what to say or do", "examples": [ { "text": "His comments left me **at a loss for words**." }, { "text": "I'm at a loss what to do next." }, { "text": "We are at a loss to understand his actions." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "in a way that loses you money", "examples": [ { "text": "We are now operating at a loss." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that if somebody chooses not to do something, they will not obtain a benefit they could have had", "examples": [ { "text": "If people can't appreciate how great this film is, it's their loss." }, { "text": "I can see you don't trust me. Well, that's your loss" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to stop doing something that is not successful before the situation becomes even worse", "examples": [ { "text": "I decided to cut my losses and move back to England." }, { "text": "He decided to cut his losses and sell the shares before they sank further." } ], "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "the state of being less respected by other people or looking stupid because of something you have done", "examples": [ { "text": "Failure to pass the exams means a massive loss of face for the students and their parents." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/lɒs/", "audio": "lo/loss/loss__gb_3.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/lɔːs/", "audio": "lo/loss/loss__us_3.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English los ‘destruction’, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse los ‘breaking up of the ranks of an army’ and loose; later probably a back-formation from lost, past participle of lose." }