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  • noun Plural form of perishable.

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Examples

  • My point re BOGOF for perishables is that no-one refuses something for nothing, perhaps ends up using a bit of it, and then throws the rest away.

    Should Steve Webb BOGOF? 2008

  • The rest of the food, the "perishables," was for the other people, he knew that much, since he got very little of it himself.

    Omnibus Lackey, Mercedes 1993

  • And there’s the stuff you don’t get from the post office fellows: arms, chemical precursors to hallucinogenic substances, certain perishables.

    Matthew Yglesias » By Request: Five Days of Mail 2009

  • Wal-Mart, he says, has been strengthening its perishables offerings, but he said competitors "can still compete very effectively by emphasizing the things Wal-Mart is not quite as expert at, such as perishables, assortment and service."

    AllBusiness.com - Home Page RSS 2010

  • Wal-Mart, he says, has been strengthening its perishables offerings, but he said competitors "can still compete very effectively by emphasizing the things Wal-Mart is not quite as expert at, such as perishables, assortment and service."

    AllBusiness.com - Home Page RSS 2010

  • Wal-Mart, he says, has been strengthening its perishables offerings, but he said competitors "can still compete very effectively by emphasizing the things Wal-Mart is not quite as expert at, such as perishables, assortment and service."

    Latest News 2010

  • Wal-Mart, he says, has been strengthening its perishables offerings, but he said competitors "can still compete very effectively by emphasizing the things Wal-Mart is not quite as expert at, such as perishables, assortment and service."

    Latest News 2010

  • He says it pains him to see workers at the store throw out unsold perishables like roasted chicken at the end of the night.

    Grocery Store Workers Go On Hunger Strike Over Stagnant Wages 2011

  • For example, cities like New York invent retail services that recognize that apartment refrigerators and countertops are too small to store more than 2-3 days worth of foods and beverages, particularly perishables.

    Michael J. Critelli: Rediscovering the Joys of the Urban Environment Michael J. Critelli 2011

  • For example, cities like New York invent retail services that recognize that apartment refrigerators and countertops are too small to store more than 2-3 days worth of foods and beverages, particularly perishables.

    Michael J. Critelli: Rediscovering the Joys of the Urban Environment Michael J. Critelli 2011

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