• 1. a measure of the heaviness of an object; the amount anything weighs
• 2. a system of units used to express the weight of a substance
• 3. a unit used to measure weight
• 4. any mass or heavy object used to exert pressure or weigh down
• 5. an oppressive force
• 6. any heavy load
• 7. the main or greatest force: preponderance
• 8. importance, influence, or consequence
• 9. one of a set of coefficients assigned to items of a frequency distribution that are analysed in order to represent the relative importance of...

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• 1. the act or an instance of losing
• 2. the disadvantage or deprivation resulting from losing
• 3. the person, thing, or amount lost
• 4. military personnel lost by death or capture
• 5. the amount by which the costs of a business transaction or operation exceed its revenue
• 6. a measure of the power lost in an electrical system expressed as the ratio of or difference between the input power and the output power
• 7. an occurrence of something that has been insured against, thus giving rise to a claim b...

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