Business Dictionary :
Loss



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Loss : noun : loss of customers = not keeping customers because of bad service or high prices


Loss of An Order = not getting an order which was expected

  • The company suffered a loss of market penetra¬tion. (The company found it had a smaller share of the market.)

  • Compensation for loss of earnings = payment to someone who has stopped earning money or who is not able to earn money

  • Compensation for loss of office = payment to a director who is asked to leave a company before his contract ends

    • Loss : noun : having less money than before or not making a profit
  • The company suffered a loss. (The company did not make a profit.)

    • To Report a Loss = not to show a profit in the accounts at the end of the year
  • The company reported a loss of £1m on the first year's trading.

    • Capital Loss = loss made by selling assets
  • The car was written off as a dead loss or a total loss. (The car was so badly damaged that the insurers said it had no value.)

    • Paper Loss = loss made when an asset has fallen in value but has not been sold


    Trading Loss = situation where the company’s receipts are less than its expenditure


    At A Loss = making a loss or not making any profit
  • The company is trading at a loss.

  • He sold the shop at a loss.

    • To cut one's losses = to stop doing something which was losing money


    Loss: noun : being worth less or having a lower value
  • Shares showed losses of up to 5% on the Stock Exchange.

    • Loss in Weight = goods which weigh less than when they were packed


    Loss in Transport = amount of weight which is lost while goods are being transported


    Loss-Leader : noun : article which is sold at a loss to attract customers
  • We use these cheap films as a loss-leader.

    • QUOTE : Against losses of $7.7m in 1983 the company made a net profit of $12.8m last year.
    (Financial Times)









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