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lunch period
  • n  the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch
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loser
  • n  a contestant who loses the contest
  • n  a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
  • n  a gambler who loses a bet
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losings
  • n  something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
  • v  fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
  • v  fail to win
  • v  suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
  • v  place (something) where one cannot find it again
  • v  miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
  • v  allow to go out of sight
  • v  fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
  • v  fail to get or obtain
  • v  retreat
  • v  fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
  • v  be set at a disadvantage
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loss
  • n  something that is lost
    the car was a total loss
    loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt
  • n  gradual decline in amount or activity
    weight loss
    a serious loss of business
  • n  the act of losing someone or something
    everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock
  • n  the disadvantage that results from losing something
    his loss of credibility led to his resignation
  • n  the experience of losing a loved one
    he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather
  • n  the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
    the company operated at a loss last year
  • n  military personnel lost by death or capture
  • n  euphemistic expressions for death
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loss leader
  • n  a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers
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loss of consciousness
  • n  the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond
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loss ratio
  • n  the ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums received
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