adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
perishable goods (= fresh food etc that is likely to decay quickly )
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Perishable goods are transported in refrigerated trucks.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
food
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Food safety training Last year more than 50,000 members of staff completed the training designed for staff handling perishable foods.
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Pack a well-insulated cooler with perishable foods the day of the picnic.
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The camp's organisers say that they badly need non-perishable foods and more bedding.
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Bacteria that cause food poisoning multiply more rapidly in perishable foods left at room temperature for more than two hours.
goods
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Dangerous goods and perishable goods are two examples of operational specializations worth serious consideration.
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There are occasional quick sales of perishable goods , such as garlic and frozen shrimp.
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This is particularly important for perishable goods and dated items.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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perishable crops like fruits and vegetables
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Because soft cheeses are perishable , they are kept small and / or thin; they are quickly ripened from the surface.
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Food safety training Last year more than 50,000 members of staff completed the training designed for staff handling perishable foods.
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It was therefore necessary to treat, for example, labour markets in much the same way as the market for perishable fruit.
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Salt acts as a preservative in butter; sweet butter is more perishable than salted butter and is usually priced higher.
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Thawed meat is as perishable as fresh meat.
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They exchanged perishable consumer goods which were mutually valuable in the ordinary fashion of barter trade.
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What is sown is perishable , what is raised is imperishable.