Collocations for loss - noun

appreciable, considerable, significant, substantial
dramatic, great, huge, major, serious
the dramatic loss of farmland to urban growth
Reductions in spending would have led to a much greater loss of jobs.
She suffered a significant loss of hearing after the operation.

slight
partial, total
partial loss of eyesight

permanent, temporary
gradual, progressive
a gradual loss of hope

rapid
rapid weight loss

blood, fat, hair, hearing, heat, memory, water, weight
Weight loss can be a sign of a serious illness.

job
The company is expected to announce 200 job losses.

suffer
He suffered a loss of confidence.

cause
The knife hit an artery, causing significant blood loss.

prevent
They form a barrier to prevent water loss.

loss of
loss of appetite
loss of confidence

no great loss
She wouldn't be able to attend the lecture, which was no great loss.

be at a loss
We are at a loss to understand his actions (= we cannot understand them).

catastrophic, enormous, heavy, huge, massive, serious, significant, substantial
slight, small
net
pre-tax
overall, total
annual, quarterly
economic, financial
trading
long-term, short-term
long-term tax revenue losses

incur, make, suffer, sustain, take
There's no way you can make a loss on this deal.
The business sustained losses of €20 million.
The company took a big loss of 28%.

cut, minimize, reduce
He decided to cut his losses and sell the shares before they sank further.

recoup, recover
It took the company five years to recoup its losses.

absorb
The fund may not be large enough to absorb these losses.

offset
We can offset the loss against next year's budget.

underwrite
No bank would be willing to underwrite such a loss.

at a loss
The store was operating at a loss.

loss on
We made a net loss on the transaction.

enormous, great, terrible, tremendous
The family has suffered a terrible loss.
The ship sank with great loss of life.
His passing is a tremendous loss for all of us.

sad (esp. BrE), tragic
the tragic loss of her husband
His death is a sad loss to all who knew him.

big, catastrophic, devastating, great, heavy, severe
the devastating losses of the war
The enemy suffered heavy losses.

suffer, sustain, take
Our country had sustained a tremendous loss of innocent life.

inflict
Fighter planes inflicted heavy losses on the enemy.

grieve, lament, mourn, regret
China mourned the loss of a great leader.

loss to
Her suicide was a terrible loss to the music world.

a sense of loss
She was filled with an overwhelming sense of loss.