whole-life

English

Adjective

whole-life (not comparable)

1. (insurance) Relating to life insurance cover that does not expire after a fixed term but rather lasts until the covered person's death.
2. Relating to the full life of an asset.
   • 2020 October 21, “Network News: Rail Technical Strategy sets out Network Rail's service targets”, in Rail, page 19:

     Under more reliable infrastructure, the strategy calls for improved reliability of existing systems, safe and rapid inspection and repair, and improved reliability, availability and whole-life costs for new assets.

3. Relating to a prison sentence lasting for the rest of the prisoner's life.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see whole,‎ life.

References

• “whole-life”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• whole-life cost on Wikipedia.Wikipedia