Total Loss

Pronunciation: /ˈtoʊtəl lɔs/

Definitions of total loss

noun the amount of money or value that is lost

Example Sentences

A1 The car was a total loss after the accident.

A2 The insurance company declared the house a total loss.

B1 The company suffered a total loss in revenue due to the pandemic.

B2 The fire resulted in a total loss of all the inventory in the warehouse.

C1 The shipwreck was a total loss, with no salvageable parts left.

C2 The company faced a total loss of reputation after the scandal was uncovered.

Examples of total loss in a Sentence

formal The insurance company declared the car as a total loss after the accident.

informal The car was completely wrecked in the accident, it's a total loss.

slang Dude, your phone fell in the pool? That's a total loss, man.

figurative After losing the championship game, the team felt like it was a total loss.

Grammatical Forms of total loss

• plural: total losses
• comparative: more total
• superlative: most total
• present tense: total loss
• future tense: will be a total loss
• perfect tense: has been a total loss
• continuous tense: is experiencing a total loss
• singular: a total loss
• positive degree: total loss
• infinitive: to total loss
• gerund: experiencing a total loss
• participle: experienced total loss

Origin and Evolution of total loss

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'total loss' originated in the field of insurance to refer to a situation where the insured property is completely destroyed or damaged beyond repair.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the context of insurance, the term 'total loss' has since expanded to be used in various other fields to describe a situation where something is irrecoverable or beyond repair.