loss vs sum

loss and sum both are nouns.

loss is not a verb while sum is a verb.

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

As nouns, sum is a hypernym of loss; that is, sum is a word with a broader meaning than loss:

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

Other hypernyms of loss include amount, amount of money, sum of money.

loss (noun)	sum (noun)
the act of losing someone or something	the whole amount
the disadvantage that results from losing something	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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	the final aggregate
euphemistic expressions for death	a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue	a quantity of money
something that is lost
gradual decline in amount or activity

loss (verb)	sum (verb)
	determine the sum of
	be a summary of

Difference between loss and sum

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