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at a loss

1. Totally perplexed. I'm at a loss as to how they lost that game after having a five-goal lead. Can anyone decipher what he means? I'm at a loss.2. Below cost or without profiting. I think the store is going to close soonit's been selling items at a loss for a long time. Most restaurants operate at a loss for a long time before they start turning a profit.See also: loss

at a loss [for words]

Fig. unable to speak; speechless or befuddled. I was so surprised that I was at a loss for words. Tom was terribly confusedreally at a loss.See also: loss

at a loss

1. Below cost, as in The store was doing so badly that it was selling merchandise at a loss.
2. Puzzled, perplexed, in a state of uncertainty, as in When his letters were returned unopened, John was at a loss as to what to do next. This usage was originally applied to hounds who had lost the scent or track of their prey. [Mid-1600s]
3. at a loss for words. Unable or uncertain as to what to say. For example, Father's tirade left us all at a loss for words. [Late 1600s] See also: loss

at a loss

COMMON If you are at a loss, you do not know what to do or say in a particular situation. These women are at a loss to know where to go for help. With over 190 different recipes for more than 100 varieties of pasta, Rosa is never at a loss for something to cook.See also: loss

at a ˈloss

[informal] uncertain about what to do or how to do something: Were at a loss to know what to do with all this food from the party yesterday. I was completely at a loss. I couldnt understand the instructions.See also: loss

at a loss

1. Below cost: sold the merchandise at a loss.
2. Perplexed; puzzled: I am at a loss to understand those remarks.See also: loss

See also:

• at a loss for words
• be more than [something]
• be more than glad, ready, etc.
• be at a disadvantage
• at a disadvantage
• address comments or remarks to
• address [one's] comments to [someone or something]
• address [one's] remarks to [someone or something]
• be in it for
• away from it all

at a loss

sell something and lose money We were forced to sell the computers at a big loss.

at a loss for words

unable to think of a reply or something to say When he asked why I wanted the vase, I was at a loss for words.

at a loss|a loss|loss

adj. phr. In a state of uncertainty; without any idea; puzzled. A good salesman is never at a loss for words. When Don missed the last bus, he was at a loss to know what to do.