loss
Because it is a word with a single syllable, loss is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofloss
- The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
Example: "In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said."
- The destruction or ruin of an object.
- Something that has been destroyed or ruined.
Example: "It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses."
- Defeat; an instance of being defeated.
Example: "The match ended in their first loss of the season."
- The death of a person or animal.
Example: "The battle was won, but losses were great."
- The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died.
Example: "Her daughter's sense of loss eventually led to depression."
- (financial) The sum an entity loses on balance.
Example: "The sum of expenditures and taxes minus total income is a loss, when this difference is positive."
- Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.
Example: "The inefficiency of many old-fashioned power plants exceeds 60% loss before the subsequent losses during transport over the grid."
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