(investment, finance) The amount by which the income of a company is less than its expenditure.

An individual's wealth can easily be lost.

Some people's misfortune is other people's fortune.

(telecommunications) Of a communication channel, subject to loss of signal strength. / (power systems) Of an electricity transmission line, subject to various forms of power loss.

Free from loss, especially not losing electrical energy or force. / (information theory) Not losing information.

In a lossless manner.

In a lossy way.

plural of lossmaker

The quality of being lossless.

That makes a loss; unprofitable.