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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Loss, damage, or depreciation resulting from ordinary use and exposure.
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- noun
damage ordepreciation resulting fromordinary use
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
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