nondurables

plural noun

non·​du·​ra·​bles ˌnän-ˈdu̇r-ə-bəlz 

 also  -ˈdyu̇r-

: consumer goods (such as textiles, food, clothing, petroleum, and chemical products) that are only able to be used for a relatively short time before deteriorating or that are consumed in a single usage

average household spending on nondurables

called also nondurable goods

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

The buying of nondurables—goods that last less than three years—has shot up. —Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above