casualty

casualty
casualty cas‧u‧al‧ty [ˈkæʒuəlti] noun casualties PLURALFORM [countable]
1. a person, project, or company that suffers very badly or goes out of business as a result of something:

• The airline is the latest casualty of the recession.

• The marketing department was one of the first casualties of the budget freeze.

2. INSURANCE an accident that causes injury, damage, or loss

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casualty UK US /ˈkæʒjuəlti/ noun [C] (plural casualties)
► something or someone that suffers or fails because of an event: a casualty of sth »

Nonprofit groups may find funding for their projects among the first casualties of the budget problem.

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Relationships can become a casualty of workplace stress.

 the first/latest/major casualty »

Smith is the latest casualty in a series of sackings at the organization.

► LAW a person who is killed or injured in an accident, attack, etc.: cause/inflict casualties »

Food products have been contaminated, causing human casualties and considerable economic loss.

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reduce/minimize/prevent casualties

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sustain/suffer casualties

► INSURANCE property that is damaged or destroyed in an accident, or the accident that causes this: »

The hirer was liable for the collision, unless the casualty was proved to have been caused by the failure of the boat's owners to make it seaworthy.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Casualty — Cas u*al*ty, n.; pl. {Casualties}. [F. casualit[ e], LL. casualitas.] 1. That which comes without design or without being foreseen; contingency. [1913 Webster] Losses that befall them by mere casualty. Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. Any injury …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • casualty — [n1] accident blow, calamity, catastrophe, chance, contingency, debacle, disaster, misadventure, misfortune, mishap; concept 674 casualty [n2] victim dead, death toll, fatality, injured, killed, loss, missing, prey, sufferer, wounded; concepts… …   New thesaurus

  • casualty — (n.) early 15c., chance, accident; incidental charge, from L. casualis (see CASUAL (Cf. casual)) on model of royalty, penalty, etc. Casuality had some currency 16c. 17c. but is now obsolete. Meaning losses in numbers from a military or other… …   Etymology dictionary

  • casualty — *accident, mishap Analogous words: *disaster, calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm: *misfortune, mischance, mishap …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • casualty — The main current meaning is now ‘a person killed or injured in a war or accident’. The historically earlier meaning of the mishap itself is less common, although the two are sometimes interwoven, e.g. All wars have caused casualties among… …   Modern English usage

  • casualty — ► NOUN (pl. casualties) 1) a person killed or injured in a war or accident. 2) a person or thing badly affected by an event or situation: the firm was one of the casualties of the recession. ORIGIN originally in the sense «a chance occurrence»:… …   English terms dictionary

  • casualty — [kazh′o͞o əl tē] n. pl. casualties [ME & OFr casuelte < ML casualitas: see CASUAL] 1. an accident, esp. a fatal one 2. Mil. a) a member of the armed forces who is lost to active service through being killed, wounded, captured, interned, sick,… …   English World dictionary

  • casualty — noun 1 person killed/injured in a war/an accident ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, high, serious ▪ light, low ▪ pedestrian, road (both BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

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