English Explanatory Dictionary

total loss

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An insured item of which the entire value is written off.
  2. An insured item that is written off when it is beyond repair, or when the cost of repair exceeds the insured value.
adj
  1. A system in which the working fluid is used once and then dumped, burned up, etc. rather than being recirculated. By extension, an electrical system that runs on battery power without the means to recharge during operation.

Word forms

total loss total losses

Synonyms

writeoff write-off

Derived words

total

Translations

Finnish: tuhoutunut Norwegian Bokmål: totaltap Norwegian Nynorsk: totaltap Portuguese: perda total Romanian: daună totală
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