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.
non-durable good. Definition. A good which is immediately used by a consumer or which has an expected lifespan of three years or less. Examples of non-durable goods include food and clothing. opposite ofdurable goods. also called soft good.