economic loss
collocation in Englishmeaningsofeconomicandloss
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economic
adjective
uk/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/us/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/
relating to trade, industry, ...
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loss
noun
uk/lɒs/us/lɑːs/
the fact that you no longer have something or have less ...
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(Definition ofeconomicandlossfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Infection with these parasites is a source of considerableeconomiclossto the horse industry.
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Plants also vary greatly in their tolerance as hosts of different herbivores; some pests cause much moreeconomiclossper capita than others.
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This loss of nitrogen to the environment represents aneconomiclossfor farmers.
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The decision problem is to choose an optimal time, t, in order to minimize theeconomiclossat a national level.
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They agree this effort showed theeconomiclossof farming marginal ground and the positive effect of finding alternative uses for it.
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Claims under this act exclude other tort remedies and onlyeconomiclossis compensable.
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They causeeconomiclossin sugarcane and other crops through damage to stems and stalks by larval boring.
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Indirect means of regulation by corporate producers of a commodity, such as ratings, are lawful acts to help individuals avoid risks ofeconomiclossor personal harm.
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Thus, in addition to extensive defoliation by caterpillars, which leads to stunted plants with reduced yield, scarring of tomato fruits may cause even more seriouseconomicloss.
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Physical quantities of soil erosion, often estimated using methods poorly adapted to local conditions, have often been used as indicators ofeconomiclossresulting from water and wind erosion.
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The present price of road accidents, both in personal suffering and ineconomicloss, is a terrible one.
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But that does not mean that we underrate the enormouseconomiclosswhich results from traffic congestion.
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You have in thousands of cases of that kind actualeconomiclossdeliberately incurred.
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It is a long subject, in which their political gain must be balanced against theireconomicloss.
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What matters, it explained, is the severity of the concreteeconomiclosscaused to particular individual property owners by the legislation.
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The basic principle is that anyeconomiclossis covered.
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I would say with the greatest respect to my noble friend that to proveeconomiclosswould be out of the question.
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It is a question how we can reduce theeconomicloss.
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