durable goods

noun [plural] (also consumer durables, also hard goods) COMMERCE

Definition

› goods that can be used for a long time and that people do not buy very often, such as televisions and cars: Factory orders for costly durable goods dropped for a second consecutive month in October. The Ohio economy relies in part on durable goods manufacturing. → Compare non-durable goods, consumer non-durables

(Definition of durable goods noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)