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gen′eral av′erage, 
  1. Business[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). Abbr.: G.A.
  • 1690–1700

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
general average
  1. loss or damage to a ship or its cargo that is shared among the shipowners and all the cargo owners
    Abbreviation: GA
    Compare particular average
'general average' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
G/A con. - G/A dep. - GA - Ga - average - particular average - underperform

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