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loss of earnings

phrase

C1CEFR level
58/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

The income a claimant has lost, and will lose in future, as a result of the injury.

His future loss of earnings was substantial because the injury ended his career as a paramedic.

Topic: Tort in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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