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11a dead loss — a complete loss, a write off (See write it off The spoiled meat was a dead loss. We couldn t eat any of it …
12dead loss — Cockney Rhyming Slang Boss …
13dead loss — noun an unproductive or useless person or thing …
14dead loss — UK / US noun [singular] British informal someone or something that is completely useless …
15dead loss — /dɛd ˈlɒs/ (say ded los) noun Colloquial 1. a complete failure. 2. a person or thing that is totally worthless, hopeless, or inefficient …
16dead loss — Useless thing or person. Waste of time …
17loss — W1S2 [lɔs US lo:s] n [: Old English; Origin: los destruction ] 1.) [U and C] the fact of no longer having something, or of having less of it than you used to have, or the process by which this happens loss of ▪ The court awarded Ms Dixon £7,000… …
18dead — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss of sensation (my fingers are dead). 4 (foll. by to) unappreciative or unconscious of; insensitive to. 5 no longer effective or in use;… …
19dead — [[t]de̱d[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living. You re a widow? Yes. My husband s been dead a year now. ... The group had shot dead another hostage. ...their dead brother. ...old newspapers and dead flowers.… …
20loss — [[t]lɒ̱s, AM lɔ͟ːs[/t]] ♦♦ losses 1) N VAR: usu with supp Loss is the fact of no longer having something or having less of it than before. ...loss of sight... The loss of income for the government is about $250 million a month. ...hair loss...… …
