Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wearout

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wearout
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process or the result of wearing out.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"With inefficient workmen, which means breaks and wearouts, repairs may cost over $1,000."
""In other words, there is substantially no wearout effect during this period.""

Etymology

From wear + out, from the phrasal verb.

Usage

Inflected Forms

wearouts (plural)

Questions

What does wearout mean?: The process or the result of wearing out.
Where does wearout come from?: From wear + out, from the phrasal verb.

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