how to pronounce loss

/ˈlɔːs/

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loss is pronounced in one syllable

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ɔː

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An example use of loss in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… suffer that kind of loss so many of them …”

meaning of loss

Loss means the act of losing something or the state of being without something.

loss frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word loss occurs in english on average 79.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics loss can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that loss can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;