'Wear and tear' definitions:
Definition of 'wear and tear'
(from WordNet)
noun
Decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use [syn: depreciation, wear and tear]
Definition of 'Wear and tear'
From: GCIDE
- Tear \Tear\, n. The act of tearing, or the state of being torn; a rent; a fissure. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- Wear and tear. See under Wear, n. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Wear and tear'
From: GCIDE
- Wear \Wear\, n.
- 1. The act of wearing, or the state of being worn; consumption by use; diminution by friction; as, the wear of a garment. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The thing worn; style of dress; the fashion. [1913 Webster]
- Motley 's the only wear. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The result of wearing or use; consumption, diminution, or impairment due to use, friction, or the like; as, the wear of this coat has been good. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Wear and tear, the loss by wearing, as of machinery in use; the loss or injury to which anything is subjected by use, accident, etc. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'wear and tear'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ablation,
- atomization,
- attrition,
- breakup,
- consumption,
- corrosion,
- crumbling,
- decay,
- decomposition,
- decrement,
- degradation,
- deliquescence,
- depletion,
- dilapidation,
- disintegration,
- disjunction,
- disorganization,
- dissipation,
- dissolution,
- erosion,
- exhaustion,
- incoherence,
- loss,
- ravages of time,
- resolution,
- shrinkage,
- use,
- waste,
- wear,
- weathering