shelf life en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From shelf + life.
Meanings
- The length of time a product (especially food and drugs) will last without deteriorating or without being sold.
- The maximum time a packaged material can be stored under specific conditions and still meet the performance requirements specified.
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(figuratively) The length of time that something is popular or fashionable.
As earnest and heartfelt as Maynard's plea for the end of Harambe image macros is, his best course of action is probably just to wait a few more weeks until the joke has dried up. Harambe may have a better shelf life than Damn Daniel or whatever, but there's no way its got the legs of "Smooth."
2016 August 22, “The Cincinnati Zoo Really Hates Your Harambe Memes”, in VICE, archived from the original on 27 May 2023:When looking at the company’s future challenges this way, Netflix’s big bet on gaming tracks. It creates new ways to extend the shelf life of content and characters that are already resonating with viewers. But what would Netflix games even look like?
2021 July 21, Catie Keck, “Netflix thinks games matter more than buying movie studios”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shelf lives | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| shelflife | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
sell-by date · expiration date
Synonyms
Translations (28)
ko 유통기간 (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · tr raf ömrü (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · pl trwałość (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · de Haltbarkeit (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · ko 유통기한 (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · fr durée de vie (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · ml കാലാവധി (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · cmn 保質期 /保质期 (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · pt validade (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · cy oes silff (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · it conservazione (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · es duración (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · vi hạn sử dụng (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · pt duração (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · nb holdbarhet (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · nb holdbarhetstid (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · ja 賞味期限 (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · sv hållbarhet (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · fi säilyvyysaika (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · es vigencia (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · id umur simpan (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · de Lagerbeständigkeit (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · es vida almacenable (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · cmn 貨架期 /货架期 (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · de Lagerfähigkeit (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · nl houdbaarheid (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · cmn 有效期 (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) · it durata (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating)