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

In particular, consumers should avoid peak sunset and dinner rushes for nonperishable goods. — Christopher S. Tang, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

In Long Beach, Nova Bakery opened its doors over the weekend, operating as a donation center accepting sanitation items, first aid supplies and nonperishable food to be transported by Olarte. — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

There were ten of us, with several large sacks of nonperishable items—canned fish, soap, bottled water—along with more than six hundred arepas that the villagers had cooked the night before. — Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

As students moved out of the dorms in the spring, the university collected a whopping 32,000 pounds of clothing, household items, shoes, bedding, and nonperishable food, setting a new record for move-out donations. — Jack Springgate, CBS News, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonperishable

• perishable
• imperishable