useful life
noun
: the amount of time during which something is in good enough condition to be used
the useful life of a satellite
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But coal plants have a 40- year useful life.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 May 2026
Data centers and computational hardware necessitate immediate cash investments but are depreciated over a longer timeline (Alphabet extended its server useful life to six years in 2023).
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Dale said the corridor is past its useful life.
—Emily McLeod, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Rivian said the approach extends the useful life of its batteries beyond vehicle use and turns them into grid-supporting assets.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 May 2026
Data centers and computational hardware necessitate immediate cash investments but are depreciated over a longer timeline (Alphabet extended its server useful life to six years in 2023).
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Dale said the corridor is past its useful life.
—Emily McLeod, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Rivian said the approach extends the useful life of its batteries beyond vehicle use and turns them into grid-supporting assets.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for useful life
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“Useful life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/useful%20life. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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