whole-life
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English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
whole-life (not comparable)
- (insurance) Relating to life insurance cover that is paid out only on the death of the insured.
- 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.
References[edit]
- “whole-life”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- whole-life cost on Wikipedia.Wikipedia