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consumer durables

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Economics
conˌsumer ˈdurables noun [plural]  PE British English large things such as cars, televisions, or furniture that you do not buy often 耐用消费品
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consumer durablesConsumer durables Lone parent families are less likely than two parent families to have household consumer durables.Consumer durables Ownership of particular consumer durables is a further reflection of standards of living.We will introduce strict standards of life expectancy for consumer durables and encourage deposit-refund schemes.Automobiles, video recorders, washing machines, personal computers, and most furniture are good examples of consumer durables.In a sense, then, the purchase of consumer durables is both consumption and a form of investment.Instead they stress the wide range of expenditures that are interest sensitive, such as expenditure on consumer durables.There have been fine achievements in the export of cars, televisions and other consumer durables.
From Longman Business Dictionaryconsumer durablesconˌsumer ˈdurablesECONOMICSCOMMERCE products that people do not buy regularly or oftenSpending is slowing; especially hard hit are consumer durables — nobody seems to want to buy a new automobile. compare consumer non-durables durables
conˌsumer ˈdurables nounChineseSyllable
televisions, furniture such cars, things as Corpus or large Business


consumer durables
conˌsumer ˈdurables noun [plural]
British English large things such as cars, televisions, or furniture that you do not buy often


consumer durablesBrE /kənˌsjuːmə ˈdjʊərəblz/ 🔊NAmE /kənˌsuːmər ˈdjʊrəblz/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE ˈdurable goods) noun [plural] (business 商业) goods which are expected to last for a long time after they have been bought, such as cars, televisions, etc. 耐用消费品(如汽车、电视机等)