Wear and tear

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Wear and tear is

, which usually stipulate that damage from wear and tear will not be covered.

Wear and tear is a form of

during a reasonable life cycle.

If an object's restoration is impossible, it is regarded as

, and product packaging are designed with a service life commensurate with their intended use. For example, grocery stores may issue customers a paper or plastic sack to carry out groceries, but it is intended that the sack will have a short lifespan before wear and tear would cause it to fail.

. An automobile's engine may be repairable with a simple adjustment or replacement of a single and inexpensive broken part. Similarly, an electric water heater element that fails from years of wear and tear may be replaced rather than the entire water heater.

Whereas an automobile needs consumable fuel and lubricants to operate, components such as tires, seats, and paint are subject to wear and tear and typically are not covered under any warranty when subjected to normal use.

See also

• Distressing
• Longevity
• Service life
• Siamese twins (linguistics)

External links

• Dictionary.com definition
• Tearspare