(そんしつ)

そんしつ
noun
loss
1. loss, damage
Financial loss or the losing of something valuable.
We suffered a major loss.
To minimize losses.
I want to avoid opportunity costs.
台風(たいふう)による損失(そんしつ)数十億(すうじゅうおく)(えん)(のぼ)った
The losses from the typhoon amounted to tens of billions of yen.
Having incurred a major loss from investing, I decided to be more careful with my decisions going forward.

損失(そんしつ) refers to loss, especially financial loss, in business and formal contexts.

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