shelf life

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noun
  1. the term or period during which a stored commodity remains effective, useful, or suitable for consumption: Many medicines have a very short shelf life.

Origin of shelf life

1
First recorded in 1925–30
  • Also called storage life.

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British Dictionary definitions for shelf life

shelf life

noun
  1. the length of time a packaged food, chemical, etc, will last without deteriorating

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