totaled car
Beyond economical repair
A totaled car is one that an insurance company has declared a total loss—meaning repair costs exceed the vehicle's value, making it economically unrecoverable.
The car may be physically destroyed or merely damaged beyond what's worth fixing.
The accident left her with a totaled car and a check for its depreciated value.
- wreckedUtterly destroyed
- crashedSuddenly failed or slept
- smashedBroken or intoxicated
- head-on collisionDirect front-to-front impact
- collisionForceful contact between objects
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