perishable
adjective
per·ish·able
ˈper-i-shə-bəl 
ˈpe-ri-
: liable to perish : liable to spoil or decay
such perishable products as fruit, vegetables, butter, and eggs
perishable
noun
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With the perishable quality of law-firm assets and firms’ fiduciary duties to their clients and employees, firms can make different business choices while still securing their futures with honor.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Eggs are too perishable to be stockpiled and small businesses generally don’t have extra cash for refrigerator space to keep extra eggs even for brief periods, said Rob Handfield, a professor and the director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative at North Carolina State University.
—Martha C. White, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Without the produce funded by the USDA grant, the pantry is more reliant on getting these perishable products from grocery stores.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Anywhere that airfreights a lot of food, crops that are water-intensive and perishable within 14 days, there is an argument for nearshoring production.
—Mike Scott, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Eggs are too perishable to be stockpiled and small businesses generally don’t have extra cash for refrigerator space to keep extra eggs even for brief periods, said Rob Handfield, a professor and the director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative at North Carolina State University.
—Martha C. White, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Without the produce funded by the USDA grant, the pantry is more reliant on getting these perishable products from grocery stores.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Anywhere that airfreights a lot of food, crops that are water-intensive and perishable within 14 days, there is an argument for nearshoring production.
—Mike Scott, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Perishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perishable. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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perishable
adjective
per·ish·able
ˈper-ish-ə-bəl
: likely to spoil or decay
perishable fruit
perishable
noun
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