The balance of federal powers and those powers held by the states as defined in the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution was first addressed in the case of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819).
â¢ DURABLE GOODS (noun). The noun DURABLE GOODS has 1 sense: 1. consumer goods that are not destroyed by use. Familiarity information: DURABLE GOODS used as a noun is very rare.
As with capital goods (tangible items such as buildings, machinery, and equipment produced and used in the production of other goods and services), the consumption of a durable good is spread over its life span, which tends to create demand for a series of maintenance services.