nonperishable

adjective

non·​per·​ish·​able ˌnän-ˈper-i-shə-bəl 

-ˈpe-ri-

: processed or packaged to withstand prolonged storage : not perishable

nonperishable staples

… canned vegetables, boxed cereals and other nonperishable packaged foods.

—Frank D. Roylance

nonperishable noun

plural nonperishables

Cod was also the original traveling food—dried and salted, it was one of the world's first nonperishables …

—Molly Benjamin

Examples of nonperishable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Community members can drop off nonperishable food items at participating VFW locations throughout the county (visit feedingsandiego.org/vfw). —Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2023

Argentines rushed to fill gas tanks and hoard nonperishable food before prices rose. —Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2023

Take action Food: Eat perishable food first, then move onto nonperishable items. —Cameron Fozi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2023

While the festival is free, organizers have partnered with the Food Bank of Alaska and are asking each attendee to bring a nonperishable food item. —Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2023

Bring nonperishable food to donate to Interfaith Community Services. —Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023

These types of kits range from basic first-aid bags and car jump-starter gear to backpacks comprising hundreds of supplies like nonperishable food, emergency blankets, waterproof matches, tools, and water filtration systems. —Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 26 Aug. 2023

Find nonperishable foods like storable milk that don’t require refrigeration. —Kaitlin Vogel, Health, 22 Aug. 2023

American also worked with nonprofits to send in shipments of supplies such as nonperishable food, baby formula and diapers to the island. —NBC News, 15 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above