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Wear and tear

//ˈwɛəɹ ən ˈtɛəɹ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Damage or depreciation resulting from ordinary use (normally as something excluded from a guarantee or warranty of quality, or as justifying a write-down in a set of accounts). uncountable

    "The washing machine flooded the basement due to wear and tear, so Margaret was not eligible for insurance."

  2. 2
    decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To damage in this manner. transitive
  2. 2
    To be damaged in this manner. intransitive

    "[…] long john underwear, heavy socks, rubber boots, thick flannel shirts, oilskins — it all wore and tore and sprung holes from the hard use of battling storm and bad weather."

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