Definition of Durables

1. Noun. Consumer goods that are not destroyed by use.

Exact synonyms: Consumer Durables, Durable Goods
Specialized synonyms: Appliance
Generic synonyms: Consumer Goods
Language type: Plural, Plural Form

Definition of Durables

1. Noun. (economics) (plural of durable); durable goods. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Durables

1. durable goods [n]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Durables

dura mater cranialis
dura mater encephali
dura mater of brain
dura mater of spinal cord
dura mater spinalis
durabilities
durability
durable
durable-press fabric
durable good
durable goods
durable medical equipment
durable press
durableness
durablenesses
durables (current term)
durably
duraencephalosynangiosis
dural
dural venous sinuses
durals
duralumin
duralumins
duramatral
duramen
duramens
durance
durance vile

Literary usage of Durables

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Financial Liberalization and the Internal Structure of Capital Markets in by Miguel Urrutia (1988)
"Korea was already a net exporter of consumer non-durables to the United States ... In consumer durables, Korea's export competitiveness was not as strong as ..."

2. Wheat Policy Reform in Egypt: Adjustment of Local Markets and Options for by Mylène Kherallah (2001)
"The value of consumer durables was used as a measure of wealth and thus a proxy for the standard of living of the households. Average wealth and farm size ..."

3. Service Provision and Its Impact on Agricultural and Rural Development in by Sudhir Wanmali, Jonathan M. Zamchiya (1992)
"... and agricultural extension; agricultural marketing; food and personal services; building and construction; fuel and energy; and consumer durables. ..."

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