economic loss

A monetary loss such as lost wages or lost profits.

• The term usu. refers to a type of damages recoverable in a lawsuit. For example, in a products-liability suit, economic loss includes the cost of repair or replacement of defective property, as well as commercial loss for the property’s inadequate value and consequent loss of profits or use. [Cases: Damages 36, 40(1). C.J.S. Damages §§ 53, 58, 61; Torts§ 26.]

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