whole-life
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English
Adjective
whole-life (not comparable)
- (insurance) Relating to life insurance cover that does not expire after a fixed term but rather lasts until the covered person's death.
- Relating to the full life of an asset.
- 2020 October 21, “Network News: Rail Technical Strategy sets out Network Rail's service targets”, in Rail, page 19:
- Under more reliable infrastructure, the strategy calls for improved reliability of existing systems, safe and rapid inspection and repair, and improved reliability, availability and whole-life costs for new assets.
- Relating to a prison sentence lasting for the rest of the prisoner's life.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see whole, life.
References
- “whole-life”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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