durable
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈdʊrəbl/
:
bien duradero
- Oh, furniture, appliances, musical instruments (e.g., Guitar Center), even some kinds of clothing... all sorts of consumer durables.
- consumer durables
Our consumer durables, consumer goods portfolio manager had.
- Our consumer durables, consumer goods portfolio manager had.
Examples
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CPI data tries to index for improving quality in consumer durables like electronics, but obviously that is not an easy task.
Blog text (3) -
Generating available cash for consumption by borrowing on cars, houses, and durables of that sort.
Academic text (1990) -
Consumer durables appeared on the scene and have become a normal part of the needs pattern of a considerable segment of the population.
Academic text (1993) -
He's an assistant manager at a High Street retailer... of consumer durables.
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With other obligations due to the acquisition of consumer durables, a situation has been created in which overspending often takes place.
Academic text (1993) -
Economic historian Martha Olney has paid particular attention to the "consumer durables revolution" in the 1920s in order to understand the role of credit in funding consumption.
Academic text (1998) -
Likewise, Sears competed successfully against Montgomery Ward through the use of its economies of scope in distribution, particularly in such consumer durables as kitchen and laundry equipment.
Academic text (1997) -
As Graph 3 illustrates (see page 29), this import surge was dominated by consumer durables, which rose by 60 percent between 2003 and the middle of 2011.
Academic text (2012) -
In Bogota, Lima, Asuncion, and Caracas, the upper 25 percent of the population consistently accounted for over 50 percent and sometimes 60 percent of total expenditures in the areas of consumer durables, clothing and footwear, housing, transport, and recreation.
Academic text (1993) -
Many consumers prefer buying durables like washing machines and refrigerators that will last for years.
Synonyms
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3.5
Goods that last a long time, like cars or furniture
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4.2
Things people buy to use for many years, like a car or fridge
Antonyms
Compounds
How Durable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Durables comes from the same Latin root durare 'to last' and durus 'hard'. It names goods that are made to last for years, such as refrigerators and washing machines.