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loss (iou)



loss noun.
[Old English los corresp. to Old Norse los breaking up of the ranks of an army, from Germanic from base also of LESE, LEASE adjective, LOOSE adjective; later back-form. from lost pa. pple of LOSE verb.]
Perdition, ruin, destruction; the state or fact of being destroyed or ruined. obsolete exc. as passing into later senses. OE.
Milton Thou hast..quitted all to save A world from utter loss.
a. Orig., the state of being a loser, defeat. Later, the losing of, or defeat in, a battle, game, or contest. ME.
C. Hope The Brahm family regarded the loss of the Great War as a tragedy.
b. The fact of losing someone or something, deprivation of or failure to keep a possession, attribute, faculty, etc. Also, the fact of being deprived of a person by death, estrangement, etc.; the death of a person regretted; spec. miscarriage of a child. LME.
Ld Macaulay The Papists of Ireland attributed to him the loss of their lands. M. N. Cox King Lear's is the archetypal cry of devastating loss 'Thou'lt come no more.' J. McDougall The loss of control that is entailed in letting their thoughts wander freely. Which? Insurance which covers loss of luggage.
c. Failure to take advantage or make good use of time, opportunities, etc. LME.
Sir W. Scott Instant reimbursement for loss of time. J. Tyndall This error caused us the loss of an hour.
d. Failure to gain or obtain something sought. E17.
D. Dyke A word that signifieth..losse of victory. Oxford English Dictionary I do not wish to risk the loss of my train.
Military. The losing (by an army commander etc.) of troops by death, capture, etc.; sing. & in pl., the number of troops so lost. ME.
D. A. Thomas The losses were horrific..about 8,000 men.
A cause or occasion of ruin or deprivation. rare. LME-M16.
A particular instance of losing; a person, thing, or amount lost; spec. an instance of losing blood. LME.
Evelyn Thus ended this incomparable Lady: our never to be sufficiently lamented losse. Holiday Which? Nowadays people who try to sell their timeshare commonly make a sizeable loss.
Diminution of one's possessions or advantages; detriment or disadvantage involved in being deprived of something, or resulting from a change of conditions; an instance of this. (Opp. gain.) LME.
Bible (AV): Philemon 3:7 What things were gaine to me, those I counted losse for Christ. Bella A terrible sense of loss and grief filled Hilary.
Real Tennis. A lost chase. L16-E17.
Lack, default, want. E-M17.
Phrases: a great loss a person or thing whose loss is a severe blow (freq. in neg. contexts). at a loss (a) (of a hound) having lost the track or scent of a quarry, at fault; (b) (of a person) puzzled, not knowing what to do, (freq. foll. by for, to do); be at a loss for words, not know what to say; (c) (of something sold) for less than the purchase price. consequential losses: see CONSEQUENTIAL adjective 1. cut one's losses: see CUT verb. dead loss: see DEAD adjective etc. loss of face: see FACE noun. loss of life (a) the fact of being put to death, esp. as a punishment; (b) gen. the destruction of human lives. profit and loss: see PROFIT noun.
Comb.: loss adjuster an insurance agent who assesses the amount of compensation arising from a loss; loss-leader an article put on sale at a non-profit-making price in order to attract potential buyers of Other articles; loss-maker a business etc. consistently working at a loss; loss-making verbal noun the making of a loss (in business, etc.); loss-making ppl adjective that makes a loss; loss-proof adjective guaranteed against loss, inflation, fluctuation in market value, etc.

Gangetic (iou)



Gangetic noun & adjective. L17.
[Latin Gangeticus, from Ganges (see below), from Greek Gagges: see -IC.]
A. noun. In pl. Those who live on the banks of the Ganges. Only in L17.
b. adjective. Belonging to the Ganges, a great river in the north of the Indian subcontinent, flowing from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. M19.