total loss; complete loss
Refers to a situation where everything is lost, often used in financial or business contexts. Colloquial and somewhat emphatic.
The money I invested became a total loss.
This deal ended in a complete loss.
Standard kanji spelling for this compound.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in casual writing.
Compound of 丸 (まる, 'whole, complete') and 損 (ぞん, 'loss, damage'). The reading ぞん for 損 is a voiced variant often seen in compounds.