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actual loss UK US noun [C]
► FINANCE, ACCOUNTING the money that is lost when something is sold, because it has gone down in value, or when costs and the effects of inflation are included: »
I'll hold at the moment, because it's too much of an actual loss if I sell now.
► LAW the money that is lost or will be lost as a result of something, which can be calculated and clearly shown: »
The High Court sought to make the final damages reflect Mr Smith's actual loss.
Financial and business terms. 2012.