consumer durable

British  

noun

1. a manufactured product that has a relatively long useful life, such as a car or a television

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Example Sentences

“If you think of a house as a consumer durable and you qualify for credit, it’s unbelievable how cheap housing is relative to previous years,” Mr. Case said.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2011

In 2006 the steelmaker embarked on a massive investment and construction project to build blast furnaces to produce high-quality virgin steel for cars, ships and consumer durable goods for parent Hyundai Motor and other customers.

From Forbes • Feb. 23, 2011

This dormant purchasing power would release an unprecedented flood of consumer durable goods�houses and household equipment, television sets and autos and private planes.

From Time Magazine Archive

"The potential exists," said Butler, "for a good rate of expansion in markets for private durable goods, business plant and equipment, housing, automobiles, appliances and other consumer durable goods."

From Time Magazine Archive

What happened to autos, say the manufacturers, is essentially the same thing that happened to other consumer durable goods such as refrigerators, home freezers, TV sets, home washers and dryers.

From Time Magazine Archive