salvage property

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• salvage — sal·vage / sal vij/ n 1 a: compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for recovering it from an actual loss (as in a shipwreck) b: the act of saving or rescuing a ship or its cargo c: the act of saving or… …   Law dictionary

• salvage — sal‧vage [ˈsælvɪdʒ] verb [transitive] 1. to save goods or property from a situation in which things have already been damaged or destroyed: • Unsuccessful attempts were made to salvage the ship immediately after it sank. 2. if someone salvages a… …   Financial and business terms

• salvage value — n 1: the value of damaged property 2: the actual or estimated value realized on the sale of a fixed asset at the end of its useful life ◇ Salvage value is used in calculating depreciation. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… …   Law dictionary

• Salvage — Sal vage (?; 48), n. [F. salvage, OF. salver to save, F. sauver, fr. L. salvare. See {Save}.] 1. The act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, from perils of the sea. [1913 Webster] Salvage of life from a British ship, or a foreign ship in British… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Salvage Corps — came into existence in the 19th Century. With the growth of cities, fires and insurance, underwriters in several cities established fire fighting services to reduce losses. As municipal fire brigades became more competent in the 20th century, the …   Wikipedia

• salvage — (n.) 1640s, payment for saving a ship from wreck or capture, from Fr. salvage, from O.Fr. salver to save (see SAVE (Cf. save)). The general sense of the saving of property from danger is attested from 1878. Meaning recycling of waste material is… …   Etymology dictionary

• salvage — [sal′vij] n. [Fr < MFr < salver, to SAVE1] 1. a) the voluntary rescue of a ship or its cargo at sea from peril such as fire, shipwreck, capture, etc. b) compensation paid for such a rescue c) the ship or cargo so rescued d) th …   English World dictionary

• property saved — index salvage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• salvage — In general, that portion of goods or property which has been saved or remains after a casualty such as fire or other loss. In business, any property which is no longer useful (e.g. obsolete equipment) but which has scrap value. In insurance, that …   Black's law dictionary

• salvage — salvageable, adj. salvageability, n. salvager, n. /sal vij/, n., v., salvaged, salvaging. n. 1. the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas. 2. the property so saved. 3. compensation given to those who voluntarily save a ship or …   Universalium

• salvage — I UK [ˈsælvɪdʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms salvage : present tense I/you/we/they salvage he/she/it salvages present participle salvaging past tense salvaged past participle salvaged 1) a) to save property or possessions from a building… …   English dictionary