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losses

The correct spelling is losses.

How to pronounce losses

noun

Say it like: Los-ses

The correct spelling is losses. The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement. For example: "In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said."

Usage Examples

In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said.

It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses.

The match ended in their first loss of the season.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
  2. 2.The destruction or ruin of an object.
  3. 3.Something that has been destroyed or ruined.
  4. 4.Defeat; an instance of being defeated.
  5. 5.The death of a person or animal.

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