sum vs loss

sum and loss both are nouns.

sum is a verb but loss is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of sum 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.

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

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

Difference between sum and loss

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