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semi-durable

 
 
adjective ECONOMICS, MARKETING

Definition

used to describe products that do not last for a very long time, for example clothes: Retailers are planning to slash prices on semi-durable goods for the Christmas season. → Compare durable goods, non-durable goods, perishable
(Definition of semi-durable adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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