0 the damage that happens to an object in ordinary use during a period:
2 the damage that happens to an object in ordinary use during a period of time:
The insurer will reduce any payout to take into account wear and tear of the item.
general/normal wear and tear The airline will not accept liability for minor damage to the outside of luggage caused by normal wear and tear.
wear and tear on sth The fuel additive reduces wear and tear on car engines.
Fifty years later, it is both important and interesting to determine whether the wear and tear cause significant color changes.
The use of these accidental sounds relies partly upon our understanding them as coming out of the past and as resulting from wear and tear.
These modifications are, however, not stable against physical wear and tear, and the antifouling effect may therefore have a limited lifespan.
For all three men, the wear and tear of hard physical work had begun at an early age.
Since this test was printed more than 50 years ago, there is a question of whether the wear and tear cause significant color changes.
The results supported the wear and tear model since greater care-related strain predicted greater strain during bereavement.
Both in transforming the metals (gold- and silver-wire drawing) and through their use (wear and tear), losses occurred.
This problem was exacerbated by the laudable effort to clean the streets, and pave them in order to reduce noise and wear and tear on carriages and carts.
