Found 2 items, similar to wear and tear.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: wear and tear wear and tear n : decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use [syn: depreciation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Wear and tear Tear \Tear\, n. The act of tearing, or the state of being torn; a rent; a fissure. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Wear and tear. See under Wear, n. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The thing worn; style of dress; the fashion. [1913 Webster] Motley 's the only wear. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]