单词 | consumer durables |
释义 | > as lemmasconsumer durables consumer durables n. consumer goods which are expected to have a relatively long useful life after purchase (cf. consumable n.); also in singular. ΚΠ 1938 N.Y. Times 24 Apr. iv. 9/3 Houses and consumer durables generally were being produced faster than the average demand. 1952 Jrnl. Finance 7 226 The expenditure undertaken to acquire a consumer durable is treated not as an expenditure made for the sole purpose of earning income. 1995 N. Hornby High Fidelity (1996) xi. 116 ‘When did you get a video?’‘Months ago.’‘You never told me.’‘You never asked.’‘Is that what I'm supposed to do every week? Ask you whether you've bought any consumer durables?’ < as lemmas |
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