durable
IPA: dˈʊrʌbʌɫ
noun
- (economics) A durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.
adjective
- Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.
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Examples of "durable" in Sentences
- The snowfall is thin and not durable.
- The plane is extremely old but durable.
- Despite it, the scope was durable and robust.
- It must be safe to use, hygienic, and durable.
- A brogan is footwear that is flat and durable.
- The chair is durable and economical to produce.
- There might need to be a small investment in durable items, but after that the change will save money.
- Exactly which government job was responsible for the increase in durable goods production and service sector jobs?
- In my opinion, one of the things that makes 12 Angry Men so durable is the fact that it is firmly based in people.
- Ahead of the Christmas shopping season, prices for consumer and medium-term durable goods increased compared with last month.
- We need to see if the pitchers under the Texas system remain durable and how many more innings they pitch over an extended time.
- About 2.1 million manufacturing jobs have been lost since December 2007; the majority of this decline has occurred in durable goods manufacturing (-1.6 million).
- Lankan Foreign Minister when he was in Australia in the course of last year - that the only viable solution to the Sri Lankan difficulty is a long-term durable political solution.
- The business of marketers should be to invest in durable, authentic content and experiences for their customers, not coming up with increasingly effective ways of taking them to the cleaners.
- We've seen regrettably terrible conflicts of this nature in the past and, whether we're horrified because we see civilian casualties in Gaza or civilian casualties in Israel, we're horrified because of all of these examples show the ongoing need for a long-term durable peace.
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