stop-loss

noun

A requirement for soldiers to remain in service beyond their normal discharge date.

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Meanings

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

plural stop-losses · alternative stop loss

  1. USuncountablegovernmentA requirement for soldiers to remain in service beyond their normal discharge date.
  2. countablebusinessA stop loss order.
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APA

stop-loss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop-loss

MLA

“stop-loss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop-loss. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stop-loss,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop-loss.

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