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wear and tear

noun

1 wear and tear

Decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use.

synonym: depreciation.

Roget 686: exertion, effort, strain, tug, pull, stress, throw, stretch, struggle, spell, spurt, spirt; stroke of work, stitch of work.    ... show more

Roget 659: deterioration, debasement; wane, ebb; recession etc. 287; retrogradation etc. 283; decrease etc. 36.    ... show more

Roget 638: consumption, expenditure, exhaustion; dispersion etc. 73; ebb; leakage etc. (exudation) 295; loss etc. 776; ... show more

Polish: amortyzacja


Moby thesaurus: ablation, atomization, attrition, breakup, consumption, corrosion, crumbling, decay, decomposition, decrement, degradation, deliquescence, depletion, dilapidation, disintegration, disjunction, disorganization, dissipation, dissolution, erosion ... show more.

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