hard goods

plural noun

Examples of hard goods in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The way the business is structured, Stuart’s background is in design and advertising, Warren is a marketing guru and Ehrenberg has a background in business and had manufactured hard goods for the sporting goods industry. Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 15 July 2024 But perhaps the most profound was the idea of hard goods financing: making a large purchase like this on credit. Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 10 May 2023 The price of many hard goods, such as computers and sports equipment, also fell slightly, suggesting that at least some of the global supply-chain problems that have driven up prices over the past couple years are, at last, being fixed. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2022 Then a grim reality sets in: Nearly every item—from apparel to accessories to hard goods—comes encased in a polybag. Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2021 See all Example Sentences for hard goods 

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Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hard goods was in 1934

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“Hard goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20goods. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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hard goods

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