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- [loo-zing]
- /ˈlu zɪŋ/
- /luː.zɪŋz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loo-zing]
- /ˈlu zɪŋ/
Definitions of losings word
- adjective losings causing or suffering loss. 1
- noun losings losings, losses. 1
- noun losings Monetary losses, as from gambling; losses. 1
- noun plural losings losses, esp money lost in gambling 0
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Origin of losings
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English, Old English; see lose, -ing2, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Losings
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
losings popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
losings usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for losings
noun losings
- law of diminishing returns — diminishing returns (def 2).
- losses — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- debt — A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone.
- disaster — a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- accident — An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
Antonyms for losings
noun losings
- profit — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- good luck — good fortune
- miracle — an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
- win — to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
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