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DURABLES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does durables mean?
• DURABLES (noun)
The noun DURABLES has 1 sense:
1. consumer goods that are not destroyed by use
Familiarity information: DURABLES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Consumer goods that are not destroyed by use
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
consumer durables; durable goods; durables
Hypernyms ("durables" is a kind of...):
consumer goods (goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "durables"):
appliance (durable goods for home or office use)
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