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particular average

noun

, Marine Insurance.
  1. a loss at sea, as through accident or negligence, that is borne solely by the owner of the lost property. : P.A.


particular average

noun

  1. insurance partial damage to or loss of a ship or its cargo affecting only the shipowner or one cargo owner PA Compare general average
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of particular average1

First recorded in 1765–75
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Example Sentences

As such are classed general average, salvage charges, particular average, particular charges.

For the substantiation of a claim for particular average the following documents are required: Protest of master or logbook.

A policy of insurance generally covers both general and particular average, unless specially excepted.

You were the one who thought this particular average man was a slob.

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