shelf life
noun
the term or period during which a stored commodity remains effective, useful, or suitable for consumption: Many medicines have a very short shelf life.
Nearby words
shelepin, shelf, shelf angle, shelf fungus, shelf ice, shelf life, shelf mark, shelf paper, shelf talker, shelf-stacker, shelfful
Origin of shelf life
First recorded in 1925–30
Also called storage life.
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Examples from the Web for shelf life
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British Dictionary definitions for shelf life
shelf life
noun
the length of time a packaged food, chemical, etc, will last without deteriorating
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