perishable

IPA: pˈɛrɪʃʌbʌɫ

noun

  • That which perishes or is short-lived.
  • (in the plural) Food that does not keep for long.

adjective

  • Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.
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Examples of "perishable" in Sentences

  • This form of advertising is what I like to call perishable advertising.
  • Because it is 'perishable' - generally reaching peak maturity after 25 years before declining
  • Travel tickets are what I call perishable goods: If a company doesn't sell seats, then they lose them.
  • "The law of limitation as to real property," London, 1869), and their muniments of title perishable (Angell, op. cit.,
  • Prices of private-label perishable foods are rising even faster, up 12% last year versus an 8% jump for national brands.
  • Shrimp is highly perishable, which is why most shrimp is flash-frozen and held in speculation to be released as needed, he said.
  • Also need non-perishable food and long-term perishable food items, personal hygiene items, medicine chest items, toilet paper and cleaning items.
  • Instead, they will continue to collect what they call perishable evidence -- parts and pieces that will lose their meaning once the plane is moved.
  • Information may or may not be technically "perishable" but there are limits on how long it has much in the way of utility/value/interest/pertinence.
  • The sauce / soup packet is quite impressive in it's heft and the fact that it's sludge-like and most-likely perishable, which is why the product is sold frozen.

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