totaled

Thân thiện

The insurance adjuster declared the car totaled after the accident.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Used of automobiles; completely demolished: The word "totaled" (also spelled "totalled") is primarily used in the context of vehicles, especially automobiles. It describes a vehicle that has been damaged so severely in an accident that the cost of repairing it would exceed its current market value. In such cases, the vehicle is considered a complete loss by insurance companies.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • After the severe collision, the car was totaled and had to be scrapped.
  • The insurance adjuster declared the automobile totaled and issued a payout for its value.
  • Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt, but both vehicles were totaled in the crash.

Advanced Usage

• "to be totaled": This is the most common construction. It describes the state of the vehicle after an accident.
  • My old sedan was totaled when a truck ran a red light.
• "to total a car" (verb): The verb form "to total" means to damage a vehicle so badly that it is declared a total loss.
  • He totaled his brand-new motorcycle on the first ride.

Variants and Related Words

• Total (verb): To amount to; to add up. Also, to wreck a vehicle completely.
  • The bill totals $50.
  • She totaled her car in the icy conditions.
• Total loss (noun phrase): The official insurance term for a vehicle that is totaled.
  • The insurer classified it as a total loss.

Synonyms

• Wrecked: Smashed or ruined, especially a vehicle.
• Destroyed: Damaged beyond use or repair.
• Written off (primarily UK): Officially recorded as a total loss, especially for insurance.

Antonyms

• Repairable: Capable of being fixed.
• Drivable: In a condition that allows it to be driven.

Notes on Usage

• Spelling: "Totaled" is the preferred spelling in American English, while "totalled" is common in British English. Both are correct.
• Context: While "totaled" is almost exclusively used for vehicles, it can be used informally and hyperbolically for other objects to mean "completely ruined."
  • I dropped my phone in the pool; it's totaled. (Informal)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. used of automobiles; completely demolished
   • the insurance adjuster declared the automobile totaled