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41loss-making — loss .making adj [only before noun] especially BrE a loss making product or business does not make any money ≠ ↑profit making, profitable ↑profitable ▪ The company has sold many of its loss making businesses to cut debts …
42loss — (n.) O.E. los loss, destruction, from P.Gmc. *lausa (see LOSE (Cf. lose)). The modern word, however, probably evolved 14c. with a weaker sense, from lost, the original pp. of lose. Phrase at a loss (1590s) originally refers to hounds losing the… …
43loss adjuster — loss adjusters also loss adjustor N COUNT A loss adjuster is someone who is employed by an insurance company to decide how much money should be paid to a person making a claim. [BRIT] (in AM, use , claims adjuster) …
44loss leader — loss′ lead er n. bus a retail article sold at a loss in order to attract customers Compare leader 4) • Etymology: 1920–25 loss′ lead ing, adj …
45loss of member — Loss of arm or leg. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 1510. Sometimes meaning an actual severance, at other times including loss of use. 58 Am J1st Workm Comp § 287. See loss of foot …
46loss — ► NOUN 1) the fact or process of losing something or someone. 2) the feeling of grief after losing a valued person or thing. 3) a person or thing that is badly missed when lost. 4) a defeat in sport. ● at a loss Cf. ↑at a loss …
47loss of life — formal phrase the deaths of a lot of people in an accident, war etc There was only minor damage to property and no loss of life. heavy losses (=when a lot of people die): Despite heavy losses, the battalion regrouped and fought on. Thesaurus:… …
48Loss Exchange Ratio — (LER) is a military term that calculates the comparative casualties suffered by each combatant from a battle, engagement or extended conflict. For example, at the Battle of Gettysburg (1863) during the American Civil War, the Union forces… …
49Loss Creek — is a large river on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.The creek runs east west from north of River Jordan, British Columbia to Sombrio Beach. It is geologically very interesting since the creek follows the Leech River major… …
50Loss Given Default — (LGD) ist in der Kreditrisikosteuerung die Bezeichnung für die Verlustquote. Der LGD ist neben der Ausfallwahrscheinlichkeit (Probability of Default; oder häufig kurz als PD bezeichnet) und dem Exposure at Default (= ausstehendes Obligo im… …
