Durable
adjective
Something that lasts a long time and isn't damaged easily.
The car tyres are durable and can last for years.
Often appears as...
- durable goods
- durable material
adjective
In economic terms, a product that is not consumed immediately but is used over a longer period.
Refrigerators and cars are considered durable goods.
Often appears as...
- durable goods market
- durable goods purchases
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Something that lasts a long time and isn't damaged easily.
The car tyres are durable and can last for years.
Often appears as...
- durable goods
- durable material
adjective
In economic terms, a product that is not consumed immediately but is used over a longer period.
Refrigerators and cars are considered durable goods.
Often appears as...
- durable goods market
- durable goods purchases
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Wear and Tear
Use 'durable' when an item can withstand damage from daily use.
These durable shoes have survived many hikes.
Pro Tip 2/3Product Lifetime
'Durable' suggests an item will last longer than others of its kind.
I bought a durable backpack for college.
Pro Tip 3/3Value for Money
A durable item is often seen as good value, as it doesn’t need frequent replacement.
This durable tablecloth was well worth the price.
Pro Tip 1/3Wear and Tear
Use 'durable' when an item can withstand damage from daily use.
These durable shoes have survived many hikes.
Pro Tip 2/3Product Lifetime
'Durable' suggests an item will last longer than others of its kind.
I bought a durable backpack for college.
Pro Tip 3/3Value for Money
A durable item is often seen as good value, as it doesn’t need frequent replacement.
This durable tablecloth was well worth the price.
Pro Tip 1/3Wear and Tear
Use 'durable' when an item can withstand damage from daily use.
These durable shoes have survived many hikes.
Pro Tip 2/3Product Lifetime
'Durable' suggests an item will last longer than others of its kind.
I bought a durable backpack for college.
Pro Tip 3/3Value for Money
A durable item is often seen as good value, as it doesn’t need frequent replacement.
This durable tablecloth was well worth the price.
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The benefits of a good...
a phenomenon known as the forgetting curve. But this loss can be prevented through memory consolidation, the process by which information is moved from our fleeting short-term memory to our more durable long-term memory. This consolidation occurs with the help of a major part of the brain, known as the hippocampus.
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Which bag should you...
They’re durable and reusable, like cotton, but made of plastic, which has a lower carbon footprint than cotton or paper. These sturdy shopping bags consist of polyester, vinyl and other tough plastics, and are already used worldwide. Most importantly, they should last a lifetime—
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The family structure of...
that we have very similar lives to elephants and that elephants have very individual, durable characters that we've measured across years. The bully always tends to be the bully unless there's some kind of social upset, and he decides he better be a softy
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Magical houses, made of...
This floor is made of glossy and durable bamboo skin. You can feel the texture under bare feet. And the floor that you walk on, can it affect the way that you walk? Can it change the footprint that you'll ultimately leave on the world?
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Can you play the sitar?...
instruments that are at the cutting edge it's my hope that by designing an instrument that's easier to maintain sounds great and is more durable it'll encourage a new generation to pick up the sitar and explore the rich tradition
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How to turn protest into...
So here are three core strategies for peacefully turning awareness into action and protest into durable political power. First, expand the frame of the possible, second, choose a defining fight, and third, find an early win.
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How to Make Bendy and...
thing and that highlights just how important that is to have a skeleton with bones made of this composite material this allows bone to be both flexible and durable but more than anything it allows bone to be strong
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How computer memory...
having less than a ten-year life expectancy, scientists are working to exploit the physical properties of materials down to the quantum level in the hopes of making memory devices faster, smaller, and more durable.
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These bacteria eat...
But the good news is there's something else that's cheap, durable, adaptable and everywhere. And my research shows it may even be able to help us with our plastic pollution problem. I'm talking about bacteria.
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Selling Survival:...
help charge an iPad it's a durable semi flexible panel that can clip on to a backpack the output is a microUSB which can then charge these portable batteries so you attach this to your bug out bag
Video examples
The benefits of a good...
a phenomenon known as the forgetting curve. But this loss can be prevented through memory consolidation, the process by which information is moved from our fleeting short-term memory to our more durable long-term memory. This consolidation occurs with the help of a major part of the brain, known as the hippocampus.
Video examples
Which bag should you...
They’re durable and reusable, like cotton, but made of plastic, which has a lower carbon footprint than cotton or paper. These sturdy shopping bags consist of polyester, vinyl and other tough plastics, and are already used worldwide. Most importantly, they should last a lifetime—
Video examples
The family structure of...
that we have very similar lives to elephants and that elephants have very individual, durable characters that we've measured across years. The bully always tends to be the bully unless there's some kind of social upset, and he decides he better be a softy
Video examples
Magical houses, made of...
This floor is made of glossy and durable bamboo skin. You can feel the texture under bare feet. And the floor that you walk on, can it affect the way that you walk? Can it change the footprint that you'll ultimately leave on the world?
Video examples
Can you play the sitar?...
instruments that are at the cutting edge it's my hope that by designing an instrument that's easier to maintain sounds great and is more durable it'll encourage a new generation to pick up the sitar and explore the rich tradition
Video examples
How to turn protest into...
So here are three core strategies for peacefully turning awareness into action and protest into durable political power. First, expand the frame of the possible, second, choose a defining fight, and third, find an early win.
Video examples
How to Make Bendy and...
thing and that highlights just how important that is to have a skeleton with bones made of this composite material this allows bone to be both flexible and durable but more than anything it allows bone to be strong
Video examples
How computer memory...
having less than a ten-year life expectancy, scientists are working to exploit the physical properties of materials down to the quantum level in the hopes of making memory devices faster, smaller, and more durable.
Video examples
These bacteria eat...
But the good news is there's something else that's cheap, durable, adaptable and everywhere. And my research shows it may even be able to help us with our plastic pollution problem. I'm talking about bacteria.
Video examples
Selling Survival:...
help charge an iPad it's a durable semi flexible panel that can clip on to a backpack the output is a microUSB which can then charge these portable batteries so you attach this to your bug out bag
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J. D. Vance
American Author
We are so isolated in our own little worlds, in our own little geographies, that it's pretty hard to understand where someone else is coming from. And so I think that we have to really think about what that means as a country and, frankly, whether this segregation that we have is durable over the long run.
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George Saunders
American Writer
It seems to me a worthy goal: try to create a representation of consciousness that's durable and truthful, i.e., that accounts, somewhat, for all the strange, tiny, hard-to-articulate, instantaneous, unwilled things that actually go on in our minds in the course of a given day, or even a given moment.
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Jerome Powell
American Public Servant
While monetary policy can contribute to growth by supporting a durable expansion in a context of price stability, it cannot reliably affect the long-run sustainable level of the economy's growth.
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Robin Day
British Journalist
There's this very vulnerable planet of ours with finite resources. Architects and designers have, I think, a fair responsibility for conserving energy and materials, and making things durable.
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Gita Gopinath
Indian Economist
In reality, while currency movements can have a significant impact on inflation in other countries, dollar movements have rarely had a meaningful or durable impact on prices in the U.S.
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Alexander the Great
Leader
Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable.
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James Forrestal
American Public Servant
For the only way in which a durable peace can be created is by world-wide restoration of economic activity and international trade.
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Bette Davis
American Actress
Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of the one great durable romance of my life.
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C. S. Lewis
British Writer
Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.
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Arthur Henderson
British Politician
Another essential to a universal and durable peace is social justice.
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J. D. Vance
American Author
We are so isolated in our own little worlds, in our own little geographies, that it's pretty hard to understand where someone else is coming from. And so I think that we have to really think about what that means as a country and, frankly, whether this segregation that we have is durable over the long run.
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George Saunders
American Writer
It seems to me a worthy goal: try to create a representation of consciousness that's durable and truthful, i.e., that accounts, somewhat, for all the strange, tiny, hard-to-articulate, instantaneous, unwilled things that actually go on in our minds in the course of a given day, or even a given moment.
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Jerome Powell
American Public Servant
While monetary policy can contribute to growth by supporting a durable expansion in a context of price stability, it cannot reliably affect the long-run sustainable level of the economy's growth.
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Robin Day
British Journalist
There's this very vulnerable planet of ours with finite resources. Architects and designers have, I think, a fair responsibility for conserving energy and materials, and making things durable.
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Gita Gopinath
Indian Economist
In reality, while currency movements can have a significant impact on inflation in other countries, dollar movements have rarely had a meaningful or durable impact on prices in the U.S.
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Alexander the Great
Leader
Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable.
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James Forrestal
American Public Servant
For the only way in which a durable peace can be created is by world-wide restoration of economic activity and international trade.
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Bette Davis
American Actress
Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of the one great durable romance of my life.
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C. S. Lewis
British Writer
Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.
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Arthur Henderson
British Politician
Another essential to a universal and durable peace is social justice.
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