durable
adjective
du·ra·ble
ˈdu̇r-ə-bəl 
also ˈdyu̇r-
: able to exist for a long time without significant deterioration in quality or value
a durable suitcase
also
: designed to be durable
durable goods
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Something durable lasts a long time, so it's apt that durable comes to us (via Anglo-French) from the Latin verb durare, meaning "to last." Other descendants of durare in English include during, endure, and duration, all of which concern things lasting in one way or another. Durable even has a near synonym in the much rarer perdurable, which combines durare with the prefix per- (meaning "throughout") to create a word that can mean "lasting a very long time or indefinitely" or "eternal."
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Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Lost in the bankruptcy restructuring will be home furnishings retailer American Freight, which had been struggling due to macroeconomic challenges in the large durable goods sector, Franchise said on Sunday.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Trust, it can be said with confidence, is the operating system of every durable relationship and every successful organization.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Eovaldi joins a free-agent crop that is thin on durable starters, and his average of 26 starts a year from 2021-24 could earn him a lucrative contract.
—Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Durable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/durable. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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durable
adjective
du·ra·ble
ˈd(y)u̇r-ə-bəl
: able to last a long time
durable clothing
durable goods
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