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obsolescence

[ US /ˌɑbsəˈɫɛsəns/ ]
[ UK /ˌɒbsəlˈɛsəns/ ]
NOUN
  1. the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date
    a policy of planned obsolescence

How To Use obsolescence In A Sentence

  • A good deal of nonsense about the obsolescence of art is written by the less responsible fuglemen of science.
  • Most of the teaching aids displayed are in or on the brink of obsolescence.
  • * antiquation, or the obsolescence of content or format (VHS, compact cassette, vinyl record) Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • Laika, he knew, had to adapt or risk obsolescence. Times, Sunday Times
  • The fashion industry gets away with planned obsolescence all the time by arbitrarily declaring clothes we just bought as having the trendsetting equivalent of a steam powered toaster.
  • An accounting convention designed to emulate the cost or expense associated with reduction in value of an asset due to wear and tear, deterioration, or obsolescence over a period of time.
  • Nature does not dwell in the realm of planned obsolescence.
  • The first suggests that aging evolved as a process of planned obsolescence.
  • The rapid obsolescence of computer hardware has resulted in the early retirement of otherwise good equipment.
  • An accounting convention designed to emulate the cost or expense associated with reduction in value of an asset due to wear and tear, deterioration, or obsolescence over a period of time.
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