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total loss

total loss noun: an insured item of which the entire value is written off.

Noun

total loss (plural total losses)

  1. An insured item of which the entire value is written off.
    Synonyms:
    writeoff, write-off
  2. An insured item that is written off when it is beyond repair, or when the cost of repair exceeds the insured value.
    • The ship was declared a constructive total loss.
    • Intelligence has been received at Hong Kong of the total loss of the ship Libelle while on a voyage to that port from San Francisco, having on board a valuable cargo and specie to the extent of £76,000 in dollars, and a number of passengers, among whom were Madame Anna Bishop, Miss Phelan, Mr. M....1866 August 18, “LAST NEWS OF ANNA BISHOP”, in The Musical World, volume 44, number 33, London, →OCLC, page 521

Adjective

total loss (not comparable)

  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.
    • Some rocket engines have a total loss hydraulic system for engine gimbal, using fuel bled from the main turbopumps as the working fluid.

total loss meaning in Tamil

total loss in Tamil

மொத்த இழப்பு

Synonyms of total loss

Forms of total loss

pluraltotal losses

Words formed from total loss

Questions about total loss

What does total loss mean?
Total loss means an insured item of which the entire value is written off.
What is total loss in Tamil?
Total loss in Tamil is மொத்த இழப்பு. See Total loss meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is total loss?
Total loss can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of total loss?
The plural of total loss is total losses.

Words near total loss in the dictionary

  1. total hardnesses
  2. total internal reflection
  3. total internal reflections
  4. total internal reflexion
  5. total internal reflexions
  6. total loss
  7. total losses
  8. total object
  9. total objects
  10. total order
  11. total ordering relation

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