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durable

American  
[door-uh-buhl, dyoor-] / ˈdʊər ə bəl, ˈdyʊər- /

adjective

  1. able to resist wear, decay, etc., well; lasting; enduring.

    Synonyms:
    permanent
    Antonyms:
    transitory, weak

noun

  1. durables. durable goods.

durable British  
/ ˈdjʊərəbəl /

adjective

  1. long-lasting; enduring

    a durable fabric
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • durability noun
  • durableness noun
  • durably adverb
  • undurable adjective
  • undurably adverb

Etymology

Origin of durable

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin dūrābilis; dure 2, -able

Example Sentences

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Also on Tuesday, the Census Bureau will release its report on manufactured durable goods for October, and the Conference Board will release its Consumer Confidence Index for December.

From Barron's

Also on Tuesday, the Census Bureau will release its report on manufactured durable goods for October, and the Conference Board will release its Consumer Confidence Index for December.

From Barron's

The challenge now is telling durable value apart from value traps.

From The Wall Street Journal

In this holiday-shortened trading week, Tuesday will bring third-quarter gross domestic product growth estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the durable goods report from the Census Bureau.

From Barron's

In this holiday-shortened trading week, Tuesday will bring third-quarter gross domestic product growth estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the durable goods report from the Census Bureau.

From Barron's

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