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actual total loss
noun [C or U] (abbreviation ATL) INSURANCEDefinition
› a situation in which insured property is totally destroyed, lost, or made useless, and the insurance company pays the maximum amount: They claimed that the capture and removal of the ship to Somali waters constituted an actual total loss under the Marine Insurance Act. → Compare constructive total loss
(Definition of actual total loss noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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