shelf lifenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈʃelf ˌlaɪf/us/ˈʃelf ˌlaɪf/plural shelf livesthe length of time that a product, especially food, can be kept in a shop before it becomes too old to be sold or used:
Fresh fruit has a very short shelf life.
the length of time that something remains useful, popular, or successful:
These days many marriages have a fairly short shelf life (= don't last very long).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Food - general words
- aliment
- bed
- carb
- chanterelle
- chow
- diabetic
- fibre
- foodstuff
- fruits of the earth idiom
- greengrocer
- grocer
- grocery
- pap
- ration
- refreshment
- roughage
- serving
- speciality
- specialty
- tuck
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