wear and tear

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
wear and tear
    n 1: decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
         [syn: {depreciation}, {wear and tear}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tear \Tear\, n.
   The act of tearing, or the state of being torn; a rent; a
   fissure. --Macaulay.
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   {Wear and tear}. See under {Wear}, n.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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   2. The thing worn; style of dress; the fashion.
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            Motley 's the only wear.              --Shak.
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   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.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "wear and tear":
      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
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