pérdida

Definitions of pérdida
  1. noun
    the act of losing someone or something
    synonyms: quebranto
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    types:
    capitulación
    the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
    type of:
    fracaso
    an act that fails
  2. noun
    the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
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    type of:
    actividad humana, acto
    something that people do or cause to happen
  3. noun
    the disadvantage that results from losing something
    synonyms: privación
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    type of:
    desventaja
    the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
  4. noun
    something that is lost
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    types:
    perjuicio
    loss of money or decrease in financial value
    minusvalía
    the amount by which the purchase price of an asset exceeds the selling price; the loss is realized when the asset is sold
    desgaste, deterioro, erosión, uso
    decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
    type of:
    traspaso
    a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
  5. noun
    something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
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    antonyms:
    garito
    something won (especially money)
    type of:
    perjuicio
    loss of money or decrease in financial value
  6. noun
    gradual decline in amount or activity
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    type of:
    caída, disminución
    change toward something smaller or lower
  7. noun
    state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
    synonyms: duelo, luto, plañido, soledad
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    type of:
    amargura, compunción, desconsuelo, espina, pena, tristeza
    the state of being sad
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