general average

noun

Insurance. any damage or loss to a ship or its cargo voluntarily sustained, as freight jettisoned in a storm, by all parties to a voyage (distinguished from particular average). Abbreviation: G.A.

Origin:
1690–1700

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general average

—n
	insurance Compare particular average GA loss or damage to a ship or its cargo that is shared among the shipowners and all the cargo owners

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