consumer durables
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- noun
- /kənˈsjuːmər ˈdʊrəblz/
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bienes duraderos
- 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.
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.
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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) -
With other obligations due to the acquisition of consumer durables, a situation has been created in which overspending often takes place.
Academic text (1993) -
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) -
The most common agenda during family gatherings concerns the purchase of consumer durables, house construction or remodeling, and planning stylish family ceremonies such as weddings or funerals.
Academic text (1997) -
The index of industrial production (with 1980-81 as the base) increased from 18.3 to 251.1 between 1950-51 and 1994-95, and there has been a steady increase in the production of consumer durables for an expanding internal market.
Academic text (1999) -
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.
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Consumers often consider long-lasting items like appliances and vehicles when shopping for consumer durables.
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Purchasing consumer durables such as furniture or cars requires careful planning and budgeting.
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Sales of consumer durables like washing machines and refrigerators have increased due to rising homeownership.
Synonyms
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3.5
Goods that last a long time, like cars or furniture
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3.7
A product made to last many years, like a fridge or washing machine
How Durable
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2.3
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3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'consumer' (a buyer/user) + 'durable' (a product designed to last), so the combined meaning 'long-lasting goods purchased by consumers' is directly derivable. It follows a regular noun–noun compounding pattern and, though somewhat technical, a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Consumer durables links consumer meaning people who buy things and durables meaning things made to last. Think of a fridge, a car or a sofa you use for years, so it means items people buy that 'last for a long time' rather than things you use up quickly.