dilapidation /dəˌlæp.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ noun4 •The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined. •The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or intentionally. •(UK) Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or intentionally. •[in the plural] Money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage etc. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent. formsdilapidations