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planned obsolescence

planned ob·so·les·cence
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pland ob-suh-les-uh ns]
    • /plænd ˌɒb səˈlɛs əns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pland ob-suh-les-uh ns]
    • /plænd ˌɒb səˈlɛs əns/

Definitions of planned obsolescence words

  • noun planned obsolescence a method of stimulating consumer demand by designing products that wear out or become outmoded after limited use. 1
  • noun planned obsolescence the policy of deliberately limiting the life of a product in order to encourage the purchaser to replace it 0
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Origin of planned obsolescence

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Planned obsolescence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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planned obsolescence popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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