(shelf lives)
The ~ of a product, especially food, is the length of time that it can be kept in a shop or at home before it becomes too old to sell or use.
Mature flour has a longer ~.
N-COUNT: usu sing
(shelf lives)
The ~ of a product, especially food, is the length of time that it can be kept in a shop or at home before it becomes too old to sell or use.
Mature flour has a longer ~.
N-COUNT: usu sing
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012