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loss vs amount

amount vs loss

loss and amount both are nouns.

loss is not a verb while amount is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
loss Yes No No No
amount Yes No Yes No
As nouns, amount is a hypernym of loss; that is, amount is a word with a broader meaning than loss:
  • loss: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
  • amount: a quantity of money
Other hypernyms of loss include amount of money, sum, sum of money.
loss (noun) amount (noun)
the act of losing someone or something how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
the disadvantage that results from losing something the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
military personnel lost by death or capture a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
the experience of losing a loved one a quantity of money
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
loss (verb) amount (verb)
to measure up to in kind or quality
add up in number or quantity
be tantamount or equivalent to
Difference between loss and amount

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