loss vs no-show

loss

noun
  • The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement. 

  • The death of a person or animal. 

  • Defeat; an instance of being defeated. 

  • Something that has been destroyed or ruined. 

  • The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died. 

  • The sum an entity loses on balance. 

  • The destruction or ruin of an object. 

  • Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work. 

no-show

noun
  • An absence; failure to show up or to make a scheduled appearance, especially at a hotel or a place of employment. 

  • A person or group that does not show up. 

verb
  • To fail to show up for something. 

How often have the words loss and no-show occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )