Loss and Return

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Loss

Loss noun - The act or an instance of not having or being able to find.
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Return is an antonym for loss in increase topic.
Nearby Word: losing

Return

Return noun - The amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received.
Usage example: the return on each unit sold has increased since we streamlined the production process
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Loss is an antonym for return in earnings topic.
Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner
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original original loss original return
single single loss single return
actual actual loss actual return
real real loss real return
Other adjectives: big, great, serious, little, slight, bad, potential, partial, gradual, permanent, possible, apparent, temporary, inevitable, subsequent, impending, eventual, recent, previous, sudden.

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  • Season Six has multiple interconnected plot lines: the loss and return of Sam's soul (and in turn, the potential return of his memories of Hell), the civil war in Heaven, Crowley's search for Purgatory, and the coming of the Mother of All to Earth.
    Source: Story Arc
  • Film / Stop Loss You Can't Go Home Again: This is what soldiers who flee stop-loss face; they can be given new identities and move away, but they can never return home or see their families again.
    Source: Film / Stop Loss
  • With all to show for his trouble the ability to accept loss, the means to return to Gallifrey someday, and a new sonic screwdriver, he ends the series at a loss on the personal level.
    Source: Being Good Sucks
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