Looking for a verb that describes a tool part that is subject to wear and tear, and is requires replacement over time. Over time. Please provide information.
Is there a question similar, even though it is very similar? I received no satisfactory answer. I understand no such thing. If need be someone submitting an expense report for items like replacement knife blades, hacksaw blades, drill bits, replaceable screw driver bits, and the like, and needs to describe them with a one word adjective. Some answers get close (disposable, consumable, perishable), but none specifically addresses the wear and tear component. Such a word exists in others languages, but I have yet to see a satisfactory one in English.
Consumable is the usual word. It differs from disposable and disposable because disposable items are discarded after use because they are contaminated rather than because they are worn out.
Consumable items wear out and last longer the less they have been used. How much time does it take to get for a hacksaw to wear out? It is not as important to use less paper than a ream of printer paper will last longer.
What does not prevent items being all of consumable, perishable and disposeable under the right circumstances but consumable is the word that would fit your requirement. Is this the word used for anything which wears out with use and cannot be repaired?
I believe that other languages have more specific words but I don’t believe that English does. When comparing different languages, think of the French ‘combien’ and the German ‘wieviel’ which are pretty much exact translations of each other but both translate to either ‘how much’ or ‘how many’ in English depending on whether the subject of the question is a count or a non-count noun?
Adjective: expendable
Definition (Entry 1 of 2): that
may be expended: such as a
: normally used up or consumed in service expendable
supplies such as pencils and paper
c : more easily or economically replaced than rescued, salvaged, or protected
Also, instead of using an adjective (as in “expendable supplies”), you could simply refer to them as expendables.
Which have ‘consumables’ to provide, personally? None of those examples can be reused so they’re no different from, say, printer cartridges, biros, razor blades. How do I sharpen blades for knives?
In an example, consumer goods are goods used by individuals and businesses that are used up “equal to the goods that are unusable.” “Be
a fool, keep yourself informed.”
