Definition of loss

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Loss (v. t.) 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..

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Protest :: Protest (v.) A declaration made by the master of a vessel before a notary, consul, or other authorized officer, upon his arrival in port after a disaster, stating the particulars of it, and showing that any damage or loss sustained was not owing to the fault of the vessel, her officers or crew, but to the perils of the sea, etc., ads the case may be, and protesting against them..
Varnish :: Varnish (n.) An artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any act or conduct; outside show; gloss.
Risk :: Risk (n.) Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property.
Aporia :: Aporia (n.) A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what course to pursue, where to begin to end, what to say, etc..
Taenioglossate :: Taenioglossate (a.) Of or pertaining to the Taenioglossa.
Surety :: Surety (n.) Security against loss or damage; security for payment, or for the performance of some act..
Polish :: Polish (v. t.) To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc..
Suffer :: Suffer (v. t.) To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience; as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage..
Hypoglossal :: Hypoglossal (a.) Under the tongue; -- applied esp., in the higher vertebrates, to the twelfth or last pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the base of the tongue..
Sleeky :: Sleeky (a.) Of a sleek, or smooth, and glossy appearance..
Blossom :: Blossom (n.) A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise.
Despondency :: Despondency (n.) The state of desponding; loss of hope and cessation of effort; discouragement; depression or dejection of the mind.
Epilepsy :: Epilepsy (n.) The falling sickness, so called because the patient falls suddenly to the ground; a disease characterized by paroxysms (or fits) occurring at interval and attended by sudden loss of consciousness, and convulsive motions of the muscles..
Cappadine :: Cappadine (n.) A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag..
Pteroglossal :: Pteroglossal (a.) Having the tongue finely notched along the sides, so as to have a featherlike appearance, as the toucans..
Florescence :: Florescence (n.) A bursting into flower; a blossoming.
Glossed :: Glossed (imp. & p. p.) of Glos.
Saving :: Saving (a.) Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful; as, a saving bargain; the ship has made a saving voyage..
Loss :: Loss (v. t.) Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle..
Lady''s Bower :: Lady's bower () A climbing plant with fragrant blossoms (Clematis vitalba).
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