loss

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• Atlantic-Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger: /lɑs/
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From Middle English los, from Old English los (“damage, destruction, loss”), from Proto-West Germanic *los, from Proto-Germanic *lusą (“dissolution, break-up, loss”), from Proto-Indo-European *lews- (“to cut, sunder, separate, loose, lose”). Cognate with Icelandic los (“dissolution, looseness, break-up”), Old English lor, forlor (“loss, ruin”), Middle High German verlor (“loss, ruin”). More at lose.

Pronunciation spelling of lost, representing African-American Vernacular English.

202 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: humbje — the result of no longer possessing something
• Albanian: bjerrje — the result of no longer possessing something
• Arabic: خَسَارَة (ḵasāra) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Arabic: فِقْدَان (fiqdān) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Arabic: خسارة (ḵusāra) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Arabic: خَسارة (ḵasāra) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Belarusian: стра́та (stráta) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Belarusian: утра́так (utrátak) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Belarusian: згу́ба (zhúba) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Bulgarian: за́губа (záguba) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Catalan: pèrdua — the result of no longer possessing something
• Chinese Mandarin: 損失 /损失 (sǔnshī) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Czech: ztráta — the result of no longer possessing something
• Egyptian: n:h-w-nDs (nhw) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Esperanto: perdo — the result of no longer possessing something
• Estonian: kaotus — the result of no longer possessing something
• Finnish: menetys — the result of no longer possessing something
• Finnish: väheneminen — the result of no longer possessing something
• Finnish: tappio — the result of no longer possessing something
• Finnish: hävikki — the result of no longer possessing something
• Finnish: häviö — the result of no longer possessing something
• French: perte — the result of no longer possessing something
• Galician: perda — the result of no longer possessing something
• Georgian: დანაკარგი (danaḳargi) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Georgian: დანაკლისი (danaḳlisi) — the result of no longer possessing something
• German: Verlust — the result of no longer possessing something
• Hebrew: אבדה (avedá) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Hindi: हानि (hāni) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Italian: perdita — the result of no longer possessing something
• Japanese: 損失 (sonshitsu) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Korean: 손실 (sonsil) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Macedonian: загуба (zaguba) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Malayalam: നഷ്ടം (naṣṭaṁ) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tap — the result of no longer possessing something
• Occitan: perda — the result of no longer possessing something
• Persian: خسارت (xesârat) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Polish: utrata — the result of no longer possessing something
• Polish: strata — the result of no longer possessing something
• Portuguese: perda — the result of no longer possessing something
• Romanian: pierdere — the result of no longer possessing something
• Russian: поте́ря (potérja) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Russian: уте́ря (utérja) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Russian: утра́та (utráta) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Russian: пропа́жа (propáža) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Scottish Gaelic: call — the result of no longer possessing something
• Serbo-Croatian: губи́так — the result of no longer possessing something
• Serbo-Croatian: gubítak — the result of no longer possessing something
• Slovak: strata — the result of no longer possessing something
• Slovene: izguba — the result of no longer possessing something
• Spanish: pérdida — the result of no longer possessing something
• Tajik: хисорат (xisorat) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Tamil: இழப்பு (iḻappu) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Ottoman Turkish: ضرر (zarar) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Ottoman Turkish: زیان (ziyan) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Ukrainian: втра́та (vtráta) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Ukrainian: утра́та (utráta) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Uzbek: yitim — the result of no longer possessing something
• Vietnamese: sự mất — the result of no longer possessing something
• Yiddish: אַבֿדה (aveyde) — the result of no longer possessing something
• Arabic: ضَرَر (ḍarar) — destruction or ruin of an object
• Bulgarian: щета́ (štetá) — destruction or ruin of an object
• Finnish: tuho — destruction or ruin of an object
• Finnish: tuhoutuminen — destruction or ruin of an object
• Galician: perda — destruction or ruin of an object
• Galician: mingua — destruction or ruin of an object
• Hindi: क्षति (kṣati) — destruction or ruin of an object
• Ingrian: kaiho — destruction or ruin of an object
• Persian: ضرر (zarar) — destruction or ruin of an object
• Russian: поте́ря (potérja) — destruction or ruin of an object
• Russian: утра́та (utráta) — destruction or ruin of an object
• Russian: уще́рб (uščérb) — destruction or ruin of an object
• Scottish Gaelic: beud — destruction or ruin of an object
• Tajik: зарар (zarar) — destruction or ruin of an object
• Tamil: சேதம் (cētam) — destruction or ruin of an object
• Finnish: menetys — something destroyed
• Norwegian Bokmål: forlis — something destroyed
• Norwegian Nynorsk: forlis — something destroyed
• Russian: поте́ря (potérja) — something destroyed
• Russian: утра́та (utráta) — something destroyed
• Albanian: humbje — defeat — see also defeat
• Albanian: mundje — defeat — see also defeat
• Arabic: خَسَارة (ḵasāra) — defeat — see also defeat
• Arabic: هزيمة (hazīma) — defeat — see also defeat
• Armenian: պարտություն (partutʻyun) — defeat — see also defeat
• Belarusian: про́йгрыш (prójhryš) — defeat — see also defeat
• Belarusian: паражэ́нне (paražénnje) — defeat — see also defeat
• Catalan: derrota — defeat — see also defeat
• Danish: forlis — defeat — see also defeat
• Dutch: nederlaag — defeat — see also defeat
• Dutch: verliezen — defeat — see also defeat
• Estonian: kaotus — defeat — see also defeat
• Finnish: tappio — defeat — see also defeat
• Finnish: häviö — defeat — see also defeat
• French: défaite — defeat — see also defeat
• Galician: derrota — defeat — see also defeat
• Galician: perda — defeat — see also defeat
• German: Niederlage — defeat — see also defeat
• Hindi: हार (hār) — defeat — see also defeat
• Hindi: पराजय (parājay) — defeat — see also defeat
• Japanese: 負け (make) — defeat — see also defeat
• Japanese: 敗北 (haiboku) — defeat — see also defeat
• Korean: 짐 (jim) — defeat — see also defeat
• Korean: 패배 (paebae) — defeat — see also defeat
• Polish: przegrana — defeat — see also defeat
• Polish: porażka — defeat — see also defeat
• Russian: про́игрыш (próigryš) — defeat — see also defeat
• Russian: пораже́ние (poražénije) — defeat — see also defeat
• Scottish Gaelic: call — defeat — see also defeat
• Spanish: derrota — defeat — see also defeat
• Telugu: పరాజయం (parājayaṁ) — defeat — see also defeat
• Ukrainian: про́граш (próhraš) — defeat — see also defeat
• Ukrainian: пора́зка (porázka) — defeat — see also defeat
• Uzbek: yutqizish — defeat — see also defeat
• Arabic: خَسَارَة (ḵasāra) — the death of a person or animal
• Belarusian: стра́та (stráta) — the death of a person or animal
• Belarusian: згу́ба (zhúba) — the death of a person or animal
• Bulgarian: за́губа (záguba) — the death of a person or animal
• Chinese Mandarin: 損失 /损失 (sǔnshī) — the death of a person or animal
• Czech: ztráta — the death of a person or animal
• Estonian: kaotus — the death of a person or animal
• Finnish: lähtö — the death of a person or animal
• Finnish: poistuminen — the death of a person or animal
• Finnish: kuolonuhrit — the death of a person or animal
• French: perte — the death of a person or animal
• Galician: perda — the death of a person or animal
• German: Verlust — the death of a person or animal
• Hindi: हानि (hāni) — the death of a person or animal
• Hindi: क्षति (kṣati) — the death of a person or animal
• Italian: morte — the death of a person or animal
• Japanese: 損失 (sonjitsu) — the death of a person or animal
• Korean: 손실 (sonsil) — the death of a person or animal
• Macedonian: загуба (zaguba) — the death of a person or animal
• Malayalam: വിയോഗം (viyōgaṁ) — the death of a person or animal
• Polish: strata — the death of a person or animal
• Russian: поте́ря (potérja) — the death of a person or animal
• Russian: утра́та (utráta) — the death of a person or animal
• Scottish Gaelic: call — the death of a person or animal
• Slovak: strata — the death of a person or animal
• Tamil: இழவு (iḻavu) — the death of a person or animal
• Tamil: இழப்பு (iḻappu) — the death of a person or animal
• Ukrainian: втра́та (vtráta) — the death of a person or animal
• Ukrainian: згу́ба (zhúba) — the death of a person or animal
• Ukrainian: стра́та (stráta) — the death of a person or animal
• Armenian: կորուստ (korust) — grief caused by losing someone or something
• Dutch: verlies — grief caused by losing someone or something
• Dutch: verslagenheid — grief caused by losing someone or something
• Esperanto: domaĝo — grief caused by losing someone or something
• Finnish: menetys — grief caused by losing someone or something
• French: perte — grief caused by losing someone or something
• Galician: pesar — grief caused by losing someone or something
• German: Verlust — grief caused by losing someone or something
• Italian: lutto — grief caused by losing someone or something
• Ladino: mankansa — grief caused by losing someone or something
• Norman: pèrte — grief caused by losing someone or something
• Polish: strata — grief caused by losing someone or something
• Polish: utrata — grief caused by losing someone or something
• Portuguese: pesar — grief caused by losing someone or something
• Russian: утра́та (utráta) — grief caused by losing someone or something
• Scottish Gaelic: call — grief caused by losing someone or something
• Swahili: hasara — grief caused by losing someone or something
• Turkish: kayıp — grief caused by losing someone or something
• Armenian: վնաս (vnas) — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Bulgarian: за́губа (záguba) — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Catalan: pèrdua — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Chinese Mandarin: 虧損 /亏损 (kuīsǔn) — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Czech: ztráta — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Dutch: verlies — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Finnish: tappio — financial: the sum lost on balance
• French: perte — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Georgian: ზარალი (zarali) — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Georgian: დანაკარგი (danaḳargi) — financial: the sum lost on balance
• German: Verlust — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Hindi: घाटा (ghāṭā) — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Hungarian: veszteség — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Italian: perdita — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Italian: passivo — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Japanese: 損益 (son'eki) — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Macedonian: загуба (zaguba) — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Māori: moni ngaro — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Norman: pèrte — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Polish: strata — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Portuguese: perda — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Russian: убы́ток (ubýtok) — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Russian: поте́ря (potérja) — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Scottish Gaelic: call — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Sikkimese: གྱོང (gyong) — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Swedish: förlust — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Tamil: இழப்பு (iḻappu) — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Ottoman Turkish: ضرر (zarar) — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Ottoman Turkish: زیان (ziyan) — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Ukrainian: зби́тки (zbýtky) — financial: the sum lost on balance
• Bulgarian: за́губа (záguba) — engineering: power expended without doing useful work
• Dutch: verlies — engineering: power expended without doing useful work
• Dutch: stroomverlies — engineering: power expended without doing useful work
• Dutch: krachtverlies — engineering: power expended without doing useful work
• Dutch: (thermic) warmteverlies — engineering: power expended without doing useful work
• Finnish: häviö — engineering: power expended without doing useful work
• Hungarian: veszteség — engineering: power expended without doing useful work
• Japanese: 損失 (sonshitsu) — engineering: power expended without doing useful work
• Polish: straty — engineering: power expended without doing useful work
• Russian: поте́ря (potérja) — engineering: power expended without doing useful work
• Swedish: förlust — engineering: power expended without doing useful work