verlust (verlorengehen)

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Definition of verlust (verlorengehen) in German English dictionary

loss

An instance of losing, such as a defeat

The match ended in their first loss of the season.

{n} damage, hurt, prejudice, forfeiture, a fault

the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock" the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation" the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather" the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt" gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business

If you cut your losses, you stop doing what you were doing in order to prevent the bad situation that you are in becoming worse. Directors are right to cut their losses, admit they chose the wrong man and make a change

If a business produces something at a loss, they sell it at a price which is less than it cost them to produce it or buy it. New fashion designs have to be sold off at a loss if sales are poor. at a profit

Synonymous with attenuation A loss of power, measured in decibels; i e not fused

Where expenses exceed sales or revenue; an item sold for less than its cost, that is below the sum of direct and indirect costs (=full cost)

Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property

Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars

The money a company loses. The expenditures and taxes minus total income, when this difference is positive

A loss arises when the income or proceeds received are less than the expenses or cost There are detailed rules on how tax relief can be claimed on losses

In the ionosphere it refers to the removal of free electrons from the ionosphere

{i} act or instance of losing; failure to keep; deprivation; something which is lost; defeat; destruction

That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was considerable

something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"

The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation

A word often used in place of the word "claim " It refers to the amount an insurer must pay because one of the possibilities of loss insured against under a policy, has happened

the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"

gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business

- Generally refers to (1) the amount of reduction in the value of an insured's property caused by an insured peril, (2) the amount sought through an insured's claim, or (3) the amount paid on behalf of an insured under an insurance contract