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Losses has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

something lost (especially money lost at gambling)

"After a string of bad hands, he finally admitted that his recent losses were far greater than he had anticipated."

2

plural of loss

"The team faced significant losses during the first half of the game, leaving them trailing by two goals."

In plain English: Losses are things you have lost or money that you spent without getting anything back.

"The team had to accept their losses after the game ended."

Usage: Use losses to describe multiple instances where something valuable has been forfeited or destroyed, such as financial deficits or game defeats. Avoid confusing this plural noun with the singular concept of a single setback or an act of losing.

Example Sentences
"The team had to accept their losses after the game ended." noun
Related Terms
Antonyms
win
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
financial loss

Origin

Derived from Old English lusan, meaning to lose, the plural noun losses refers to things that have been lost or wasted. It entered Middle English with the same core sense of deprivation or damage.

Rhyming Words
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