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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