wear and tear
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or useSynonyms: depreciationwear and tear
Webster's Dictionary (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]
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]