products that are intended to have a life of more than three years from when they are made or bought; = DURABLE GOODS:
• Spending on durables was down in the period before Christmas.
products that people do not buy regularly or often:
• Spending is slowing; especially hard hit are consumer durables — nobody seems to want to buy a new automobile.
— compare consumer non-durables* * *
durables UK US /ˈdjʊərəblz/ US /ˈdʊərəblz/ noun [plural] mainly US
► DURABLE GOODS(Cf. ↑durable goods)
Financial and business terms. 2012.