Is it Totalled or totaled?
Is it Totalled or totaled?
You should use totaled with primarily American audiences, and totalled with predominantly British audiences. Just as these towns have a double L and are British, so totalled has a double L and is British.
What does it mean when something is totaled?
If you’ve been in an auto accident and your car is totaled (also called total loss), it means your car isn’t repairable, or it costs more to repair than what it’s worth.
How do you use totaled in a sentence?
Totaled sentence example
- He set the iPad he carried on a totaled machine a few feet away without coming closer.
- I just rented this joint for a place to sleep—after I totaled my truck and couldn’t get home easy.
- Scott walked out of the restaurant and was aghast to find that his car had been totaled by a drunk driver.
What is considered Totalled?
A car is generally considered totaled when the cost to repair the car exceeds the value of the car. In that case, if a vehicle is worth $5,000 and the repair estimate is $4,000, the vehicle would likely be considered totaled. In other cases, the insurer determines whether a vehicle is considered a total loss.
How do you use totaled?
He scratched a few numbers in his ledger and totalled them up. British aid from 2003 to 2009 totalled 600m. The overdue amount had originally totalled 108 million.
What is the same meaning of total?
Some common synonyms of total are all, entire, and whole. While all these words mean “including everything or everyone without exception,” total implies that everything has been counted, weighed, measured, or considered.
How does total loss work?
A total loss occurs when your car is damaged badly enough in a crash that it would cost more to repair the car than it would to replace it. A total loss also applies if your car is stolen, so long as you have comprehensive coverage.
What does it mean if a car is salvaged?
A salvage title car is an official indication that a vehicle has been damaged and is considered a total loss by an insurance company that paid out on a damaged vehicle claim. The vehicle has experienced flooding damage. The car has been stolen, and parts may be missing, and other damage done to the vehicle.
Can I buy back my totaled car?
Many insurers will allow you to “buy back” a vehicle they have totaled out if you wish to repair it and make it roadworthy again. If you wish to buy back a car from an insurance company that deemed your vehicle a total loss you should discuss the value of the car and the cost to buy it back.
What is a total loss claim?
A damaged car is declared a “total loss” when the estimated cost of making repairs exceeds the actual cash value of the car. This type of claim is slightly different from other more minor claims, and requires a bit more effort on the part of the insured.
Is there a word totals?
the total amount; sum; aggregate.
How do you use total?
“He earned a total of $200 doing yard work.” Used with prepositions: “In total, they spent over $500 of their own money.” “She received a total of 95 points out of 100.”