consumer durable

noun

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

Example Sentences

The factory manufactures polymers used to make plastics for LG, a South Korean multinational company best known for its consumer durable products.

From Washington Post

She says, “You can’t tell me to hold on to you. You’re a consumer durable. I’m shedding many things in my life. The apartment and you are two of them. I didn’t even need to tell you this. I’m only doing this because …”

From Nature

The slowdown is most likely to hit sales of consumer durable goods and Alibaba has already seen slower growth in consumer electronics, especially cellphones, said Vice Chairman Joe Tsai.

From Wall Street Journal

The recovery of “consumer durable” sales – which are sales of big ticket items such as cars and home appliances – have bounced back and men hold more of the retail jobs in those sectors.

From The Guardian

“Today, this translates into a racial wealth divide in which the median net worth of black and Latino families stands at just $11,000 and $14,000, respectively — a fraction of the $134,000 owned by the median white family. Even more disturbing is that when consumer durable goods such as automobiles, electronics and furniture are subtracted, median wealth for black and Latino families drops to $1,700 and $2,000, respectively, compared to $116,800 for white households.”

From Salon