wear and tear
wastage; depreciation; lowered condition due to frequent use
Wear and tear
Wear and tear is a term for damage that naturally and inevitably occurs as a result of normal use or aging. It is used in a legal context for such areas as
warranty contracts from
manufacturers, which usually stipulate that damage due to wear and tear will not be covered.It is a form of
depreciation which is assumed to occur even when an item is used competently and with care and proper
maintenance. For example,
friction may erode a
hammer's head it is used to drive nails into wood. In the normal use of a hammer for its designed task
erosion is impossible to prevent, and any attempt to eliminate this erosion would make the hammer useless. At the same time, it is expected that the normal use of a hammer will not break it beyond repair until it has gone through a certain amount of use.
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wear and tear
Noun
1. decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
(synonym) depreciation
(hypernym) financial loss
(hyponym) straight-line method, straight-line method of depreciation
wear and tear
Synonyms and related words:
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
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
Wear and tear
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