planned obsolescence
geplante Obsoleszenz, geplanter Verschleiß, Produktvergreisung
A policy of deliberately planning or designing a product with a limited useful life,…A policy of deliberately planning or designing a product with a limited useful life, so it will become obsolete or nonfunctional after a certain period.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A policy of deliberately planning or designing a product with a limited useful life, so it will become obsolete or nonfunctional after a certain period.
geplante Obsoleszenz, geplanter Verschleiß, Produktvergreisung
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Origin
Coined by Bernard London in 1932 and popularized in the 1960 book The Waste Makers by VancCoined by Bernard London in 1932 and popularized in the 1960 book The Waste Makers by Vance Packard.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable