損失|そんしつsonshitsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounloss (of assets, profit, etc.)
   私は損失そんしつの埋め合うめあわせをしなければならなかった。↗

   I had to make up for the loss.

• SynonymロスNeutralLoanword for waste or loss, as in 「時間のロス」; 「損失」 focuses on losing money or profit.
• Synonym欠損けっそんNeutralRefers to a deficit, and also to missing or defective parts; 「損失」 focuses on harm to one's interests.
• Synonym損そんNeutralColloquial word for losing out or getting a bad deal; 「損失」 is the more formal term.
• Related喪失そうしつWrittenWritten word for losing something abstract — memory, confidence, a qualification — as in 「記憶喪失」; 「損失」 concerns money or profit.
• RelatedマイナスNeutralLoanword for minus, negative numbers or a disadvantage; 「損失」 is what you actually lose in money, time, etc.
• Related赤字あかじNeutralRefers specifically to a deficit — spending exceeding income; 「損失」 is broader and covers unexpected losses too.
• Related遺失いしつWrittenWritten word for losing or misplacing items, as in 「遺失物」; 「損失」 is about harm to assets or interests.
• Antonym利益りえきNeutralThe opposite of 「損失」 in profit-and-loss terms: profit or gains.
• Antonym利得りとくWrittenWritten term for gains or profits obtained; stands opposite 「損失」 in profit-and-loss terms.
• Antonym収益しゅうえきNeutralEarnings or revenue; opposes 「損失」 only as good versus bad business results — you can have 「収益」 even while taking 「損失」.
• Antonym得とくNeutralBenefit or advantage — the sense of a deal being worthwhile; the opposite of 「損失」 in gain-versus-loss terms.

Use 「損失」 for losing money, assets or profit. Say 「損」 for losing out in casual speech, 「赤字」 for a deficit, 「ロス」 for wasted time, 「喪失」 for losing memory or a qualification, and 「遺失」 for lost items. The main opposites are 「利益」 and 「収益」.

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1. 損そんすること。大切たいせつなものなどを損そこない、失うしなうこと。
2. 失うしなった量りょうや額がく。