DURABLES
durables, durable goods, consumer durables
(noun) consumer goods that are not destroyed by use
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
durables
(economics) plural of durable; durable goods.
Source: Wiktionary
DURABLE
Du"ra*ble, a. Etym: [L. durabilis, fr. durare to last: cf. F.
durable. See Dure.]
Definition: Able to endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting;
not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon;
enduring; as, durable cloth; durable happiness.
Riches and honor are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
Prov. viii. 18.
An interest which from its object and grounds must be so durable. De
Quincey.
Syn.
– Lasting; permanent; enduring; firm; stable; continuing; constant;
persistent. See Lasting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition