wear damage
1wear and tear — noun decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use • Syn: ↑depreciation • Derivationally related forms: ↑depreciate (for: ↑depreciation) • Hypernyms: ↑financial loss, ↑ …
2wear — ► VERB (past wore; past part. worn) 1) have on one s body as clothing, decoration, or protection. 2) exhibit or present (a particular facial expression or appearance). 3) damage or destroy or suffer damage or destruction by friction or use. 4)… …
3wear — [weə ǁ wer] noun ( fair) wear and tear INSURANCE the amount of damage that can be expected to affect a product or property in normal use. Wear and tear is often taken into consideration by an insurance company when paying an insurance claim: •… …
4wear and tear — UK US noun [U] INSURANCE ► 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 …
5Wear and tear — is a term for damage that naturally and inevitably occurs as a result of normal use or aging. It is used in a legal context for such areas as warranty contracts from manufacturers, which usually stipulate that damage due to wear and tear will not …
6damage — dam·age 1 n [Old French, from dam injury, harm, from Latin damnum financial loss, fine] 1: loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation 2 pl: the money awarded to a party in a civil suit as reparation for the loss or… …
7Damage waiver — Damage Waiver, or as it is often referred to, collision damage waiver (CDW) or loss damage waiver (LDW) is an optional damage coverage available while renting a vehicle. It covers the rental vehicle. Some companies also offer liability insurance… …
8wear — [n] use, corrosion abrasion, attrition, damage, depreciation, deterioration, dilapidation, diminution, disappearance, employment, erosion, friction, impairment, inroads, loss, mileage, service, usefulness, utility, waste, wear and tear; concepts… …
9Damage (Jenkins novel) — Damage is a young adult novel written by A. M. Jenkins, winner of the PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship[1] among other honors. Damage was nominated as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults.[2] Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Characters …
10damage — [n1] injury, loss accident, adulteration, adversity, affliction, bane, blemish, blow, breakage, bruise, casualty, catastrophe, cave in, contamination, corruption, debasement, depreciation, deprivation, destruction, deterioration, detriment,… …
