nondurable
adjective
(alsonon-durable)uk/ˌnɒnˈdʒʊə.rə.bəl/us/ˌnɑːnˈdʊr.ə.bəl/Something that is nondurable isintendedto be usedimmediatelyand last for ashorttime:
Sales of non-durableitemssuch asdrinksandcleaningproductshaveincreasedby over 10%.
The nondurablemanufacturingindustryhas come underintensepoliticalpressure.
- Manufacturers need to beencouragedto use fewer nondurablematerials.
- Economists havenotedthat nondurableconsumptionhasdecreased.
- They aretryingtoreducethe use of non-durableproductsinorderto be moresustainable.
Lasting for a long time
- all-night
- ancient
- be going strongidiom
- changeless
- dateless
- full time
- immemorial
- incorruptibility
- incorruptible
- incorruptibly
- long-time
- longevity
- man and boyidiom
- never-ending
- nondurable goods
- time-consuming
- timeless
- timelessly
- timelessness
- year