whole-life adjective [only before noun]

(Accounting ; Insurance )

lasting until a person dies or until a product can no longer be used:

a whole-life insurance policy

(= one that pays a sum of money when the person insured dies)

◆ The software calculates the whole-life cost of a vehicle.

whole-life assurance/insurance/policies whole-life cost/costing

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