Betekenis van:
wear and tear

wear and tear
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • mate waarin iets slijt
  • decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use

Synoniemen

Hyperoniemen

Hyponiemen


Voorbeeldzinnen

  1. He sought serenity, closeted in study, remote from the wear and tear of the world.
  2. Where the animals are allowed to run freely, walls and floors should be surfaced with a material resistant to the heavy wear and tear caused by the animals and the cleaning process.
  3. When the leasing period expires, the lessor expects to receive his good back in more or less the same condition as when he hired it out, apart from normal wear and tear.
  4. Otherwise, further scenarios could be developed to include vulnerable consumers, in particular children (see table 1), slight or more pronounced deviations from normal use, use under different climate conditions, such as very cold or very hot, unfavourable conditions of use, such as without proper daylight or illumination, use as suggested when the product was sold (for instance, a lamp sold in a toy shop should also be assessed for its risk when used by a child), use over the entire life-time (including wear and tear), etc. Each scenario should be considered through the entire risk assessment procedure.