amount vs loss

amount and loss both are nouns.

amount is a verb but loss is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
amount	Yes	No	Yes	No
loss	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, loss is a hyponym of amount; that is, loss is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than amount:

amount: a quantity of money
loss: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

Other hyponyms of amount include gain, gross, receipts, revenue, cash surrender value, contribution, deductible, defalcation, red, red ink, figure, coverage, insurance coverage, advance, cash advance, payroll, paysheet, peanuts, purse, purse, credit exposure.

amount (noun)	loss (noun)
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify	the act of losing someone or something
the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion	the disadvantage that results from losing something
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers	military personnel lost by death or capture
a quantity of money	the experience of losing a loved one
	euphemistic expressions for death
	the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
	something that is lost
	gradual decline in amount or activity

amount (verb)	loss (verb)
to measure up to in kind or quality
add up in number or quantity
be tantamount or equivalent to

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