wear and tear

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wair and teer]
- /wɛər ænd tɪər/
- /weə(r) ənd teə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wair and teer]
- /wɛər ænd tɪər/

Definitions of wear and tear words

noun wear and tear damage or deterioration resulting from ordinary use; normal depreciation. 1
noun wear and tear damage caused by use 1
uncountable noun wear and tear Wear and tear is the damage or change that is caused to something when it is being used normally. 0
noun wear and tear damage, depreciation, or loss resulting from ordinary use 0
noun wear and tear loss and damage resulting from use 0
noun wear and tear damage or depreciation resulting from ordinary use. 0

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Origin of wear and tear

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70

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Parts of speech for Wear and tear

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wear and tear

wear and tear popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wear and tear usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for wear and tear

noun wear and tear

adulthood — Adulthood is the state of being an adult.
age — Your age is the number of years that you have lived.
consumption — The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them.
girlhood — the state or time of being a girl.
harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.

All 12 Synonyms of wear and tear