(v. t.) The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.
(v. t.) The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.
(v. t.) Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.
(v. t.) Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.
(v. t.) Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.
(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.
Example Sentences:
(1) Tryptic digestion of the membranes caused complete disappearance of the binding activity, but heat-treatment for 5 min at 70 degrees C caused only 40% loss of activity.
(2) These studies, in addition to demonstrating that the placenta contains TRH deamidase activity, suggest that losses of fetal TRH through the placenta are not large.
(3) Our results indicate that increasing the delay for more than 8 days following irradiation and TCD syngeneic BMT leads to a rapid loss of the ability to achieve alloengraftment by non-TCD allogeneic bone marrow.
(4) Even with hepatic lipase, phospholipid hydrolysis could not deplete VLDL and IDL of sufficient phospholipid molecules to account for the loss of surface phospholipid that accompanies triacylglycerol hydrolysis and decreasing core volume as LDL is formed (or for conversion of HDL2 to HDL3).
(5) Histological studies of nerves 2 years following irradiation demonstrated loss of axons and myelin, with a corresponding increase in endoneurial, perineurial, and epineurial connective tissue.
(6) The stages of mourning involve cognitive learning of the reality of the loss; behaviours associated with mourning, such as searching, embody unlearning by extinction; finally, physiological concomitants of grief may influence unlearning by direct effects on neurotransmitters or neurohormones, such as cortisol, ACTH, or norepinephrine.
(7) Moreover, in DCVC-treated cells the mitochondria could not be stained with rhodamine-123, indicating severe mitochondrial damage and loss of membrane potential.
(8) Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) afforded significant protection only at the very highest concentration (5.0 mM); inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) did not protect against loss of latency at any concentration.
(9) The west Africa Ebola epidemic “Few global events match epidemics and pandemics in potential to disrupt human security and inflict loss of life and economic and social damage,” he said.
(10) Thus, it appears that neuronal loss may account for up to roughly half of the striatal D2 receptor loss during aging.
(11) Hearing loss at 8 kHz would shorten the I-V interval, while a loss at 4 kHz would be expected to lengthen the interval.
(12) It is concluded the decrease in cellular volume associated with substitution of serosal gluconate for Cl results in a loss of highly specific Ba2+-sensitive K+ conductance channels from the basolateral plasma membrane.
(13) With prolonged ischemia, it is only transient and is followed by a gradual loss of the adenylyl cyclase activity.
(14) A murine keratinocyte cell line that is resistant to the growth-inhibitory effects of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF beta 1) was examined for differential gene expression patterns that may be related to the mechanism of the loss of TGF beta 1 responsiveness.
(15) Periodontal disease activity is defined clinically by progressive loss of probing attachment and radiographically by progressive loss of alveolar bone.
(16) But not only did it post a larger loss than expected, Amazon also projected 7% to 18% revenue growth over the busiest shopping period of the year, a far cry from the 20%-plus pace that had convinced investors to overlook its persistent lack of profit in the past.
(17) The findings confirm and quantitate the severe atrophy of the neostriatum, in addition to demonstrating a severe loss of cerebral cortex and subcortical white matter in HD.
(18) We could do with similar action to cut out botnets and spam, but there aren't any big-money lobbyists coming to Mandelson pleading loss of business through those.
(19) The triad of epigastric pain unrelieved by antacids, bilious vomiting, and weight loss, particularly after a gastric operation should make one suspect this syndrome.
(20) The temporary loss of a family member through deployment brings unique stresses to a family in three different stages: predeployment, survival, and reunion.
Remuneration
Definition:
(n.) The act of remunerating.
(n.) That which is given to remunerate; an equivalent given, as for services, loss, or sufferings.
Example Sentences:
(1) A key way of regaining public trust will be reforming the system of remuneration as agreed by the G20.
(2) An employee's career advancement, professional development, monetary remuneration and self-esteem often may depend upon the final outcome of the process.
(3) It will not be so low as to put off candidates from outside the corporation but will be substantially less than Thompson's £671,000 annual remuneration – in line with Patten's desire to clamp down on BBC executive pay, which he said had become a "toxic issue".
(4) Until this year, only 18 remuneration reports had received a protest vote greater than 50% in the 10 years since the vote on pay was introduced by the Labour government.
(5) Management criticised The PAC was also critical of the BBC senior management, saying non-executive directors on the executive board remuneration committee "failed to provide an effective check on severance pay for the BBC's most senior staff".
(6) He was paid close to £1m in 2008, according to ITV's annual report , but is likely to see his remuneration package drop to around £250,000 when he gives up executive chairman responsibilities and becomes non-executive chairman.
(7) Some 59.29 % had opposed the remuneration report, a rebellion only exceeded by one at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) at the height of the banking crisis, and surpassing the 59% that voted against the £6.8m pay deal for Sir Martin Sorrell at his advertising company WPP in 2012.
(8) It added: "While the voluntary code for remuneration consultants specifies that they should not cross-sell services, anecdotal evidence and interviewees the High Pay Commission met during this research suggest this practice is widespread."
(9) Belinda Lester, from the employment law firm CKFT, agreed: "If they have a bad year, it's very difficult to cut back salaries"; the second big plus from the bank's point of view is "if a significant part of your remuneration is a bonus, these contracts will make it very clear that bonus is only payable if you're not leaving.
(10) At the group's recent annual meeting, members endorsed the Myners plan but backed motions opposing the remuneration packages for executives.
(11) In WPP's 2010 annual report published in April, Jeffrey Rosen, chairman of the compensation committee, said: "Given the increased importance of digital strategy to the group and Mr Read's personal development, an increase to his remuneration was in order."
(12) The code makes clear that this resolution “prohibits paid advocacy”, but it does “not prevent a Member from holding a remunerated outside interest as a director, consultant, or adviser, or in any other capacity”.
(13) Trinity Mirror attempted to placate investors in April with a new pay deal for Bailey that reduced her remuneration by about £500,000, but that failed to satisfy some major shareholders.
(14) On the way to implementing this requirement, the following points must be taken into account: the measurability of the quality of medical care, establishment of the quality of structure, treatment and results, aids for the determination and documentation, remuneration, and the motivation for implementing quality control.
(15) Remuneration committees are approaching any increase in pay-outs with caution to ensure they accurately reflect performance and satisfy shareholders."
(16) Berkett, who has just been awarded a £100,000 increase in basic salary to £650,000 backdated to 1 April 2010, actually took a comparative 18% year-on-year cut to his total remuneration package.
(17) There was no mention of UKFI's opposition in the prepared statements in the annual report by Penny Hughes, the non-executive director who chairs the remuneration committee.
(18) "We will continue to reduce the number of senior managers and the senior managers paybill, and the executive remuneration committee will continue to review progress on a regular basis."
(19) The Premier League on Monday said that Scudamore had immediately informed the 20 clubs, McCormick and Bruce Buck, the Chelsea chairman who heads the audit and remuneration committee that will meet on Monday, in line with its policy.
(20) This article is based on a report published by the Northern Nurses' Federation (NNF) as background material for a conference on Nordic Nurses' Remuneration and Employment Conditions 22-24 October 1991, Denmark.