verlies

Meaning

Noun

1. (neuter) loss, defeat
2. (neuter) losing someone or something

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of verliezen:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of verliezen:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of verliezen:

Hyphenated as

ver‧lies

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vərˈlis/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verlies, from verliesen (modern Dutch verliezen).

Sentences

Dit betekent een verlies van vijf tot tien jaar in de strijd tegen ziekten .

This would mean a delay of five or six years in combatting diseases.