wear and tear

wear and tear  (târ)

n.

Loss, damage, or depreciation resulting from ordinary use and exposure.

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wear and tear

n

damage, depreciation, or loss resulting from ordinary use

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Noun

1.

wear and tear - decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use depreciation non-cash expense - an expense (such as depreciation) that is not paid for in cash financial loss - loss of money or decrease in financial value straight-line method, straight-line method of depreciation - (accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each year of the asset's useful life write-down, write-off - (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset