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stop-loss

stop-loss noun: a requirement for soldiers to remain in service beyond their normal discharge date.

Noun

stop-loss (countable and uncountable, plural stop-losses)

  1. (US, uncountable) A requirement for soldiers to remain in service beyond their normal discharge date.
  2. (countable) A stop loss order.

Forms of stop-loss

pluralstop-losses
alternative formstop loss

Phrases with stop-loss

Questions about stop-loss

What does stop-loss mean?
Stop-loss means a requirement for soldiers to remain in service beyond their normal discharge date.
What part of speech is stop-loss?
Stop-loss is a noun.
What is the plural of stop-loss?
The plural of stop-loss is stop-losses.

Words near stop-loss in the dictionary

  1. stop-gaps
  2. stop-go
  3. stop-go animation
  4. stop-go sign
  5. stop-go signs
  6. stop-loss
  7. stop-loss order
  8. stop-loss orders
  9. stop-losses
  10. stop-motion
  11. stop-motions

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