hard goods

American  

Or hardgoods

plural noun

1. durable goods.

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Etymology

Origin of hard goods

First recorded in 1930–35

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• hard goods vs. soft goods

Example Sentences

Tuttle likes companies working in transmission and distribution build-out, substations and interconnection work, utility-side hard goods and components.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

The last two decades have been hard on department stores, however, with shifts in consumers’ tastes for hard goods and shoppers’ ever-growing attraction to buying online.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2020

Nike made a strategic decision to compete in its core strengths, rather than continue to fail in hard goods.

From Golf Digest • Aug. 8, 2016

Note this does not apply to bonds, commodities or hard goods such as art, jewelry or autos.

From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2015

Deliveries of hard goods now amount to about a billion and a half dollars worth a month.

From State of the Union Address by Truman, Harry S.