| recoup | ~ o’s losses, menutup kerugian: he tried to ~ his business losses by gambling, dia mencuba menutup kerugian perniagaannya dgn berjudi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| recover | ~ o’s losses, menutup kerugian sso: they worked hard to ~ their losses, mereka bekerja keras utk menutup kerugian mereka; 5. gain by legal process, mendapat: the plaintiff ~ed damages for false arrest, plaintif itu mendapat ganti rugi krn tersalah tangkap; 6. reclaim, menebus guna: each year more and more land was ~ed from the sea, setiap tahun makin banyak lagi tanah ditebus guna dr laut; 7. obtain (useful substances) from waste, mendapatkan: to ~ gold from ore, mendapatkan emas dr bijih; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| worse | b. suffering a loss, kerugian, kehilangan: our section will be much ~ off after his transfer overseas, bahagian kita akan kerugian besar setelah dia dipindahkan ke luar negeri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| loss | 4. amount by which costs exceed revenue, rugi, kerugian: the company suffered a net ~ of over one million dollars, syarikat itu mengalami kerugian bersih lebih drpd sejuta ringgit; 5. soldiers killed in a war or disaster, terkorban, terbunuh: the army sustained heavy ~es in the battle, ramai askar yg terkorban dlm pertempuran itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| Pyrrhic victory | n kemenangan yg membawa kerugian: he may have survived the leadership challenge but it could yet prove to be a ~, dia mungkin menang dlm pertandingan merebut jawatan ketua tetapi itu mungkin merupakan kemenangan yg membawa kerugian. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lose | vi 1. suffer loss, mengalami kerugian, rugi: to ~ in a transaction, rugi dlm satu urus niaga; the company has been losing steadily on that project, syarikat itu terus mengalami kerugian dlm projek itu; 2. suffer defeat, kalah, tewas; (in love) kecewa, gagal: he behaves badly every time he ~s, dia berkelakuan buruk setiap kali dia kalah; we lost to a better side, kami kalah kpd pasukan yg lebih baik; it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, lebih baik bercinta dan kecewa drpd tdk pernah bercinta langsung; 3. (of clock, watch etc) run slow, become slow, lambat, lewat: this wall clock is losing, jam dinding ini lambat; 4. decrease in effectiveness, hilang keberkesanannya, tdk berkesan lagi: the poem ~s in translation, puisi itu hilang keberkesanannya setelah diterjemahkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pecuniary | adj (fml) kewangan: to suffer ~ loss, mengalami kerugian kewangan; ~ reward, ganjaran kewangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pocket | five hundred dollars out of ~, dia pulang ke rumah dr kasino dan mengalami kerugian sebanyak lima ratus ringgit; pick so’s ~, menyeluk saku, mencopet: the urchins made a living by picking people’s ~s, kanak-kanak itu hidup dgn menyeluk saku; put o’s hand in o’s ~, a. give money, menghulurkan wang: he put his hand in his ~ for the orphanage, dia menghulurkan wang kpd rumah anak-anak yatim; b. spend, /menghabiskan, membelanjakan/ wang sso: he always had his hand in his ~ on the trip, and must have spent hundreds, dia selalu menghabiskan wangnya dlm perjalanan itu, dan pasti telah membelanjakan beratus-ratus ringgit; put o’s pride in o’s ~, menebalkan muka: he had to put his pride in his ~ and apologise, dia terpaksa menebalkan muka lalu meminta maaf; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| loss | at a ~, a. below cost, dgn /harga yg merugikan, menanggung kerugian/: she sold the car at a ~, dia menjual kereta itu dgn harga yg merugikan; b. uncertain, bingung: I’m at a ~ as to what to do with him, saya bingung tdk tahu apa yg hendak dibuat dengannya; at a ~ for words, tdk terkata (apa-apa); a total ~, (of car etc) langsung tdk boleh digunakan lagi: the van was so badly damaged that it was a total ~, van itu hancur remuk dan langsung tdk boleh digunakan lagi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| calculable | adj 1. computable, dapat /dikira, dihitung/: ~ losses, kerugian yg dapat dikira; 2. ascertainable beforehand, estimable, dapat diperhitungkan (terlebih dahulu): the effects of o’s actions are not always ~, kesan-kesan tindakan sso tdk selalunya dapat diperhitungkan terlebih dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |