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canned goods

canned goods

12 1.0
Food that people keep in metal cans so it lasts a long time
  • noun
  • /kænd ɡʊdz/
  • US
translation icon : alimentos enlatados
  • Hey, would you like to, uh, donate your canned goods to our Christmas Canned Food Drive?

I think I have my canned goods.

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Examples

  • Some people thought we could help the folks in Russia by sending canned goods and clothing.

    Guilty by Suspicion (1991)

  • I, for one, hope those precious few canned goods end up with people who need them.

    Blog text (32)

  • The kitchen contains enough canned goods to last a year.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • From each home, we collected vegetables and canned goods to make up a basket for a door prize.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The canned goods are here, and your stores of dried beans and potatoes.

    The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

  • Greer raises his light to reveal rows of canned goods.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The donation station accepted canned goods, cash donations, and gently used clothing and blankets.

    Blog text (31)

  • Tom, you and Travis take these canned goods and staples to the Salvation Army on your way over to Sam's.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The Norma cannery was situated near the railroad station for ease of transporting canned goods to the urban markets.

    Academic text (2006)

  • We stocked up on canned goods in preparation for the storm.

Synonyms

canned food
vscanned goods
11 1.0

Food kept in a metal can so it lasts a long time

is the common plural shopping term rather than a singular label
canned foods
vscanned goods
  • US
1 1.0

Food stored in metal cans so it lasts a long time

focuses on extending shelf life rather than stressing storage duration
tinned goods
vscanned goods
  • UK
1.6

Food kept in metal cans to eat later

stresses preservation to extend shelf life rather than later use
packaged goods
vscanned goods
2.5

Items sold in boxes, cans, or bottles to keep them fresh, often food

is specific to items preserved and sealed in metal containers
nonperishable
vscanned goods
3.5

A food or item you can keep for a long time without it going bad

relies on preservation by sealing in metal containers rather than general durability

Antonyms

fresh foods
1 1.0

Food that is recently picked or made and not kept to last long

How Long-Lasting

dried
1 1.0
canned goods
  • US
12 1.0
frozen foods
1 1.0
fresh foods
1 1.0

Surface Forms

canned goods singular
canned goods plural

Morphology

canned + good

The meaning 'foods preserved and sealed in cans' is directly and compositionally derived from 'canned' (sealed in cans) combined with 'goods' (products). This simple adjective + noun pattern is common and cross-linguistically paralleled, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Canned goods comes from putting food into metal cans and sealing them tightly so the food would not go bad. That's why canned goods means 'foods preserved and sealed in cans'.