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Loss: The difference between potential energy output and actual energy output.

Real Gain Or Loss: A gain or loss adjusted for increasing prices by an inflation index such as the CPI.

Passive Losses: You have passive losses from businesses in which you aren't an active participant. These include limited partnerships, such as real estate limited partnerships, and other types of activities . . . View Full Definition

Conveyance Loss: Water loss in pipes, channels, conduits, ditches by leakage or evaporation.

Unrealized Gains And Losses: Gains and losses resulting from changes in the value of securities that are still being held.

Realized Profit (Or Loss): A capital gain or loss on securities held in a portfolio that has become actual by the sale or other type of surrender of one or many securities.

Realized Gains And Losses: Gains and losses resulting from the sale of securities in an arm's length transaction.

Capital Loss: When you sell an asset for less than you paid for it, the difference between the two prices is your capital loss. For example, if you buy 100 shares of stock at $30 a share and sell when the . . . View Full Definition

Bone Loss: The breakdown and loss of the bone that supports the teeth, usually caused by infection or long-term occlusal (chewing areas of the teeth) stress.

Paper Profit (Or Loss): If you own an asset that increases in value, any increase in value is a paper profit, or unrealized gain. If you sell the asset for more than you paid to buy it, your paper profit becomes an . . . View Full Definition