loss

Everyday

1. Loss is when you lose something or someone, or have less of it. tree →
2. A loss is when a team does not win a game. tree →
3. In money, a loss is when you spend more than you get back. tree →
4. A loss is the death of someone, and the sadness that comes with it. tree →
5. To be at a loss means you do not know what to do or say. tree →

In the lessons

In maths and money lessons a loss means you got less money back than you paid (profit is the opposite). In sport it is a defeat. In feelings lessons loss means grief. Phrases: «at a loss» (not knowing what to do), «weight loss», «hearing loss», «a loss of», «make a loss».

Examples

• Our team had a loss last weekend. tree →
• The shop made a loss this year. tree →
• The loss of her pet made her very sad. tree →
• Loud music can cause hearing loss. tree →
• I was at a loss for words. tree →
• We are sorry for your loss. tree →
• The storm caused a loss of power. tree →

Note

Countable or uncountable. Double s. Trap: «loss» (noun) vs «lose» (verb) vs «loose» (not tight). Maths: loss = cost price − selling price (buy for £10, sell for £7: loss of £3).

In Jewish tradition

It means damage or the cost of what was lost, which a keeper may have to pay for.

Interpretation. The Torah's law of damages requires paying for lost time and for healing when someone hurts another. Tradition builds the whole system of compensation from these verses.

Examples

• That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bore the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night. (Torah GEN.31.39, JPS 1917) tree →
• if he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed. (Torah EXO.21.19, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable or uncountable. Double s. Trap: «loss» (noun) vs «lose» (verb) vs «loose» (not tight). Maths: loss = cost price − selling price (buy for £10, sell for £7: loss of £3).